Writing Giants, Columbine, and the Queen of Route 16 (Vol. 9, No. 1, Sept. 2001)

“I was a writing teacher who didn’t write,” confesses Kittle, as she reflects on her evolution from writing teacher to a teacher who writes. Tragedy inspired her to write, and writing mentors gave her the courage to share her writing with her class. The end of the story is just a beginning: by becoming a writer, by experiencing the process with her students, her teaching was renewed.