Isaiah Russell is a senior at Fort Hays State University in Hays, KS, and the Student Representative for the High Plains Region of Sigma Tau Delta. He is currently pursuing a BA in English with a concentration in writing. He also serves as the president of his university’s Sigma Tau Delta chapter and works at his university’s writing center. A few of his favorite things include short-distance travel, local history, and community meals.
- I chose to become an English Major because in my opinion, writing and literature are the broadest and most accessible mediums through which to explore the human condition.
- My favorite part of being an English Major is being able to experience and discuss the myriad of emotional, historical, and cultural perspectives that different kinds of writing provide.
- The last book I read was The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro.
- My favorite book is Anne of Green Gables by Lucy Maud Montgomery.
- A book character I identify with is Anna from When Marnie Was There by Joan G. Robinson.
- The last book I bought was Studio Ghibli: An Industrial History by Rayna Denison, and I have read it.
- My favorite book to movie adaptation is Drive My Car, directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, an adaptation of a Haruki Murakami short story.
- I’m more of a reader.
- My favorite style of writing is short form fiction.
- My go-to children’s book is Heidi, by Johanna Spyri.
- My favorite childhood memory is walking along the creek near my house in the winter, then running home when it got dark.
- Growing up, I was sure I would be a detective (I had played all of the Nancy Drew PC games.).
- My first job was working at my local grocery store.
- My dream job is probably teaching English or copy editing.
- I like to spend my free time walking in nature, listening to CDs, and motivating myself to read/write.
- The destination at the top of my travel bucket list is Hokkaido, Japan.
- The literary place I’d most like to visit is Prince Edward Island.
The Green Gables house on Prince Edward Island. - If I could move anywhere in the world, I’d live in a non-car dependent area with robust public transportation.
- If I was stranded on a desert island, the three things I would bring with me are a pen, a paper, and a bottle.
- The one song I could listen to on repeat is “Hole in the Ocean Floor” by Andrew Bird.
- The best gift I ever received was tickets to an Iron & Wine concert.
- The best gift I’ve ever given is my Blu-ray copy of the series Haibane Renmei (which is now very much out of print).
- If you find me in the kitchen, I’m typically whipping up coffee or tea.
- If I could try any food from a book or series, it would be the castella cake from The Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi.
- The author (dead or alive) I’d most like to spend a day with is Antoine de Saint-Exupéry; I’d like to go with him on one of his airmail routes.
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