A Year at Stanford

My Stanford DCI Experience

Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute: First Quarter Reflections

I’ve finished my first quarter as part of the Stanford Distinguished Careers Institute (DCI) and am writing to share my reflections on this amazing experience. I’m doing this for my own sake—to remember and look back—but also to share in case anyone is interested in my journey. Here’s a description…

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    Kathy Payne May 10, 2023 Sun Valley Writing Project Fireflies A memory from long ago comes back to me. I am six and living in the pink house on Ebenezer Road in Rock Hill, South Carolina, the town where my mother and father both were raised. It is the house between Mr. and Mrs. GodfreyContinue reading “Fireflies”
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  • Stanford DCI 2023 Update
    First, if you are new here and want to follow my journey chronologically, please start with my First Quarter Reflections and then follow on to Second Quarter Reflections, Third Quarter Reflections and then, finally, this post. Apologies to the few of you who follow my blog—I realize that it has been a while. I gotContinue reading “Stanford DCI 2023 Update”

About Me

Hi! I’m Kathy Payne. I finished a 30+ year career as an attorney and media executive and now I’m back at school as part of the Stanford Distinguished Career Institute. Check in here for my quarterly and sometimes random updates about my journey and to read my creative writing- all a work in progress.

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