“Born to Write”

Vyshali, a Tamil woman with glasses and short, curly black hair with bleached streaks, wearing a suit and red lipstick, sits at a green table in front of bookshelves, copies of her book on display. © 2005 A. Olinger

“She’s more than a college student; she’s a force of creative nature,” a Dartmouth paper declares. The Dartmouth Life interview that publicized my penchant for rolling out of bed and attending class in my pajamas even in the face of Dartmouth winters isn’t available anymore, but this brief (and very teenager-sounding) Q&A with Dartmouth Alumni Magazine is. Former professor and dear friend Brenda Silver softened the blow by adding that “Whatever she does, she does intensely and well.”