Doug’s essay “Anatomy of a Fiasco: The Culture of Molestation at a Catholic Boys’ School” was published in New English Review in April.
Link here: https://www.newenglishreview.org/articles/anatomy-of-a-fiasco-the-culture-of-molestation-at-a-catholic-boys-school/
In March, Doug presented on Kathy Liao’s work “Between the Lines” for Noon at the Nerman.
Doug was also a fiction and poetry judge for the Johnson County Arts Council’s Shooting Stars competition.
Beth was the primary editor of the Writers Place Yearbook (https://thewritersplace.wildapricot.org/news/12637462). It is a collection of poetry and prose by 68 of the Writers Place members. It is available for free download or from Amazon.
Beth also published two short narratives. “The Price of a Bus Ticket.” What’s The Deal with Alien Buddha, Feb. 2022 and “Bucket List.” 105 Meadowlark Reader, Vol. 2 Issue 1, 2022.
On Dec. 2, Marianne Kunkel participated in a poetry reading in collaboration with The Writers Place and River Cow Cosmic Orchestra. She performed three poems, reading each one once for the jazz band to hear the poem and then again for them to improvise accompaniment. Fellow readers comprised Malcolm Cook, Hyejung Kook, Alexej Savreux, Greg Cenac, Kevin Rabas, Bill Bauer, and Silvia Kofler.
Beth Gulley presented at the Kansas Association of Teachers of English (KATE) Annual Conference. Session title was “Join the Professional Conversation: Publish Your Scholarly and Creative Work in Kansas English!” This presentation included Katie Cramer from Wichita State and John Franklin from Pittsburg State.
Beth Gulley’s poem “Night Walk” was selected for Alien Buddha’s Best of 2021 anthology.
Beth Gulley has seven poems included in Alien Buddha Zine #32.
Debbie McLeod was a panelist participant at the The Newbery Medal at 100 conference held at the University of Illinois.
