Robert Lively ’68 has written a new book, On Earth as it is in Heaven … A New Take on Grace, released by Treaty Oak Publishing in Austin, Texas. Bob is an honorably retired Presbyterian minister, having served for four decades as pastor, teacher, certified pastoral counselor, campus minister, and recovery center chaplain. He has written 12 books, including one novel.
Robert Lewis (aka Stikmanz) ’78 finished his latest book Nod’s Way, scheduled for release in late 2019. The book, together with special dice, comprise a fantasy divination system that is also a poetical work ordered by play and chance. The book is bilingual in English and his created language Dvarsh.
Kim Powers ’79 has turned his writing talents to the stage with the comedy Sidekicked that offers revelations from Vivian Vance, who portrayed the famous sidekick Ethel Mertz in every crazy Lucy and Ethel mishap of the I Love Lucy show. Kim says he truly does love Lucy, and he must love Ethel, too. He has a new novel, Rules for Being Dead, scheduled for release in May 2020. When he’s not writing plays and novels, he is Senior Writer for ABC’s 20/20 newsmagazine.
Nicole Mittenfelner Carl ’06, a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education, has published a new coauthored book with Harvard Education Press, Applied Research for Sustainable Change: A Guide for Education Leaders.