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English Epilogue: October 2026
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English Epilogue is a monthly CSU English community newsletter. Here, you can catch up on department news, faculty and student achievements, upcoming events, opportunities, and highlights from across our vibrant…
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Film project brings Emmy-winning English alum back to Fort Collins
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Read More: Film project brings Emmy-winning English alum back to Fort CollinsCSU English major John Barnhardt (B.A., ’96) used to spend hours talking about movies, shooting film and film careers. Several decades and Emmys later, he returns to use his skills in the Fort Collins community.
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Serendipity between Omaha and Fort Collins, by Annmarie Delfino
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Read More: Serendipity between Omaha and Fort Collins, by Annmarie DelfinoI’m not sure how much stock to put in coincidences… but what are the odds that the one apartment tour I was at home for would bring people who were moving from not only the city, but the school I was soon heading toward?
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The world in words
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Read More: The world in wordsAssistant Professor Ramona Ausubel captures the world and the human condition in books; she teaches students to do the same.
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A Scattered and Uncomprehensive Guide to Writing About Trauma, by Julia Oshiki
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Read More: A Scattered and Uncomprehensive Guide to Writing About Trauma, by Julia OshikiI’m a creative nonfiction writer – which is to say that I write personal essays about family relationships and dynamics. Which is to say that, for me, writing involves a lot of hunching over my laptop…
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Reflecting on a sick-day, by Jack Berning
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Read More: Reflecting on a sick-day, by Jack BerningI’d stayed home from school one day in second grade with a ravenous cold. As I attempted to sleep the day away, our home phone continued to ring (remember landlines? those were kinda dope) bringing me out of my slumber. I’d curse the thing—salesman!— they’d never quit calling.
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Former student Frank says ‘hi’ from New York
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Read More: Former student Frank says ‘hi’ from New YorkHi guys! My name is Frank. I am from China and studied English with a language concentration at CSU. I graduated in 2019 and I am a graduate student in Applied Linguistics at Columbia University right now. Greetings from NYC! Go Rams!
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Connie Johnson Shoemaker (BA English 1956, MA in English 1961) – Willard O. Eddy was my mentor
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Read More: Connie Johnson Shoemaker (BA English 1956, MA in English 1961) – Willard O. Eddy was my mentorI graduated with a B.A. in English in 1956 and an M.A. in English in 1961. My philosophy mentor and life coach was Dr. Willard O. Eddy…
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Robert King (MA 1961) – Remembering a mentor
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Read More: Robert King (MA 1961) – Remembering a mentorI can still name many of the professors at that time but the one I would like to mention was Dr. Aurelia Harlan, a figure both friendly and imposing.
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Dianne Harper (Class of 1964) – Diagramming and poetry drills
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Read More: Dianne Harper (Class of 1964) – Diagramming and poetry drillsWhen I was an undergrad in English education, one of the required courses was a quarter class of diagramming. Does that date me or what?…
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Barbara Stimmel Fleming (BA English 1967, MA Rhetoric 1970) – A father and a teacher
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Read More: Barbara Stimmel Fleming (BA English 1967, MA Rhetoric 1970) – A father and a teacherMy father, Les Stimmel, taught at Colorado A&M/Colorado State University from 1929 when he moved to Fort Collins until 1967…