Verse Like Water

Reflections on my time in Brainerd, Minnesota

Dear friends,

This time last year, I was preparing for my rescheduled trip to Central Lakes College in Brainerd, Minnesota. A blizzard had casually overruled the original date for my visit, a common inconvenience for Minnesota administrators. I was glad to forego the four-foot snows of February for the promise of a milder April.

I flew from New York City …