Meet Myranda Morse

Myranda Morse is the Midwestern Regional Student Representative for Sigma Tau Delta as well as Missouri Southern State University’s Lambda Xi Chapter Secretary for the 2020-2021 school year. She also attends Ozark Christian College and will receive her BA in Bible and Interdisciplinary Studies in spring 2021. In her free time, she likes to go to the drive-in with her husband, visit her family in Oklahoma, and enjoy nature with her dog.

My favorite movie is Silver Linings Playbook.
I never leave the house without reading glasses.
If I had to eat one food for the rest of my life, it would be spaghetti.
Growing up, I was sure I would be a pop star.
I know every word to to the song “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” by Cyndi Lauper.
The best gift I’ve ever received was my dog, Daisy, that my husband gave me a year and nine months ago.
My nickname in high school was Randy—a name bestowed on me by my father I grew to love.
If you find me in the kitchen, I’m typically whipping up chocolate chip cookies.
I’m both a reader and a writer.
The best paper title I ever created was “Facing Demons.”
The literary place I’d most like to visit is Paris, France.
My dream job is to be an author.
An author I truly admire is C.S. Lewis.
My go-to children’s book is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein.
The destination at the top of my travel bucket list is Tuscany, Italy.
My favorite part of being an English major is using books to talk about the world.
The last book I read was Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward.
My favorite book is I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson.
My favorite bookstore is any local bookstore.
In 10 years, I’m betting that the big trend in literature will be what happens when the world doesn’t end.
My first job was in a donut shop.
The last book I bought was By Love Possessed by Lorna Goodison, but I have not yet read it.
The celebrity I’d most like to spend a day with is Emma Watson.
If I could move anywhere in the world, I’d live in Northern Ireland.
My Hogwarts House is Hufflepuff!