Class of: 1984

William J. Connell

William J. Connell (COM’84) of Forestdale, R.I., an attorney, writes frequently in professional and legal contexts. In the past few years, he has branched out into fiction. His stories have appeared in several short-story anthologies, and he has published two volumes in his Black Death Trilogy: Mask of Death (Wild Ink Publishing, 2024) and Race with the Black Death (Wild Ink Publishing, 2026). Learn more at williamjconnell.com.

From the Summer 2026 issue.