The spring issue of The Hill is lush with inspiring stories for the season. Find out why global-warming expert Kevin Harrison remains optimistic about the future, despite the dire consequences of climate change. Learn about the creative process of avant-garde poet Jesse Glass ’79. Meet phenomenal Maya Redfearn ’02, who continues writing and performing in plays after suddenly losing her sight last year.

Copies will be ready to be plucked from mailboxes within the next week or so. Don’t forget to participate in our new Letters to the Editor section. Tell us what you think about what you read in the magazine — we can take it. Write to kasch@hughes.net or Kim Asch, Managing Editor, The Hill magazine, McDaniel College, 2 College Hill, Westminster, MD 21157.