Cate is outdoors where she's happiest— and I have honestly never seen a bigger smile, ear-to-ear and apple-cheeked. Whitewater right behind her suggests that this photo was taken when she was in a kayak. She's a young woman of European descent with brown hair probably in a ponytail wearing a hoodie and a ball cap to prevent sunburn on this gorgeous, sunny day. Her face is turned upward toward the canopy of nearby trees as though she is greeting all of her squirrel friends.

Catherine Conners

Catherine graduated from Central Michigan University in 2019 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Education, as a double major in English and History. She earned her M.A. in Educational Leadership from Western Michigan University in 2022.

Works in The Collaboratory:

The Help Desk: Freshling Year, anthology of short work
- In the Subscription Library