My grandfather’s story of losing his leg in World War II, starting a prosthetic business and then developing outriggers for adaptive skiers stayed with me my whole life. He had turned his biggest tragedy into a triumph ...
With the release of the new Ron Howard-movie, Bonnie Meibers ’18 is happy “Hillbilly Elegy” is sharing her Mamaw with others
When “Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis” came out in June 2016, it quickly made the New York Times bestseller list and stayed there. The Wall Street Journal called it “a riveting book.” David Brooks of the New York Times said it was “essential reading.” ...
Kindness and empathy supersede word counts these days
I sit at the kitchen table with my laptop, trying to eke out a few words on my third attempt at a new book as the late morning sun pours in through the sliding glass door. Upstairs, in my 13-year-old son’s room, it’s time for PE class. Today’s lesson is high-intensity interval training ...
Reflections on a legend
Terence Moore ’78, who majored in business economics and was a sports reporter and editor at The Miami Student during his undergraduate days, started as a professional sports journalist at The Cincinnati Enquirer immediately after he graduated from Miami, and he's been doing the same thing ever since. These days, he also appears on national television and is part of a weekly TV show in Atlanta ...
Experimenting with Mrs. Upham’s Blitz Cake, hoping it won’t fall flat
I love to bake. Cheese Danish, Snickerdoodles, Monkey Bread with two sticks of butter. Yes, real butter. Like many of you, I’m spending more time in the kitchen these days. Eager to grease a cake pan and heat up the oven, I pulled out a recipe that Frances McClure sent me years ago from one of Helen Ball’s cookbooks. Frances and Helen worked together in special collections at Miami’s King Library ...