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Michigan Author Explores 'Tiny Miracles'

A Michigan author who explores the lives of the people of the Great Lakes region “in sensitive and perceptive ways” will read from her literary works and answer questions during a presentation at Alma College.

Rachael Perry, author of How to Fly, a collection of 15 stories “that slices into everyday America and exposes tiny miracles as they occur at home or over coffee or in the grocery story,” will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 7, in the Alma College Library.

Admission is free and open to the public. A reception and book signing will follow her talk, which is sponsored by the College’s Michigan Author Speaker Series.

Reviewers have described How to Fly as “a wonderful, whimsical collection” with “a beauty that is both innocent and ancient.” The book recently earned the Best Book Award for Fiction from the Center for Great Lakes Culture at Michigan State University.

A native of Michigan, Perry’s stories are greatly influenced by her experiences in small Midwestern towns and the natural splendor of the seasons, says Angie Kelleher, access services librarian at Alma College.

Her stories have appeared in Story Quarterly, River City, Hayden’s Ferry Review and South Dakota Review. She has been nominated twice for Pushcart prizes.

Perry has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from MSU and master of fine arts degree in creative writing from Bowling Green State University. She lives in South Lyon.

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Brendan Lodge

Brendan Lodge
Graduation: 2014
Major: Music Education

Do, Re, Mi, Fa, So, La, Ti…Do! No matter the pitch, Brendan Lodge is hitting all the right notes as a music education major at Alma College.

“I’m really passionate about music,” he says. “I’ve been singing for as long as I can remember. My biggest goal as a music educator will be to teach people how to love music as much as I do.”