Anne Marie Baker is a native of Omaha, Nebraska. The baby of four, she is the only member of her family to ever move out of the city. It’s a difference in life preferences, she thinks. “I had more of a wanderlust,” she said. “So I wanted to see what else was out there.” This curiosity she attributes to reading. Anne would read anything growing up. “My folks had Reader’s Digest condensed books,” she explained. “They take books and condense…
Missouri State University’s Meyer Library invites you to an afternoon of poetry at 3:30 pm on Thursday, April 9 in Room 107. Hear from poet and filmmaker David Malone, a three-time Pushcart Prize nominee and author of eight poetry collections. Then, listen to poet, writer, and artist Jo Van Arkel, past winner of the Missouri Writers Biennial Award, author of two short story collections, and six chapbooks of poetry. After an introduction by Dave Richards, Dean of the Library, there…
Boris Branham was born on January 1, 2018 in Moore, Oklahoma. Named after the actor Boris Karloff of Son of Frankenstein fame, Boris Branham came into the world in a litter of (at least) four other kittens and distinguished himself immediately with an extra toe on each front paw. “We almost didn’t get Boris,” said Sue Branham, Boris’ mom. “Somebody had picked him and then they changed their mind so [the breeder] asked if we wanted the one that was…