Sherry Boyd Castello’s tenure as editor of The Baylor Line lasted from 1968 to 1990, though she remained for five more years as a senior writer and news editor. It was a remarkable time in the life of Baylor University, of America, of Castello herself. And during that time, The Line expertly, thoroughly and fairly […]
“Do not speak to me of martyrdom/of men who die to be remembered/on some parish day. I don’t believe in dying/though I too shall die/and violets like castanets/will echo me.” – Sonia Sanchez In the dark summer of 1950, the Russian-equipped North Korean army swept down from above the 38th parallel, pummeling its way south.
Those who know Ella Wall Prichard, former Lariat editor, philanthropist, Baylor Regent and much more, are not surprised that Ella has written a beautifully composed, elegantly presented and sometimes preternaturally insightful book. They instead wonder why this is only her first. The origins of Reclaiming Joy, as sometimes happens, lie in tragedy. In the days,
