There are 10 authors featured in Mixed Words: A collection of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, a book I’ve created as a fundraiser for a nonprofit that supports children and families. They are from
Poetry
Pod Twelve: Talking About Grief and Humor
Note: In Pod Twelve, Grammy talks about the memoir she wrote about grieving, and she and Eli talk about what people can do when they are feeling sad. Grammy reads a funny poem to Eli, and Eli and
Pod Eleven: Ladybugs Poems, and Making a Healthy, Ladybug Snack
Note: In Pod Eleven, Grammy and Eli talk about Grammy’s work—including helping the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art. They also talk about what Eli wants to be when he grows up, and Grammy reads
Pod Ten: Illustrators, Snitfits, Being Vulnerable, and a Healthcare Hero
Note: In Pod Ten, Grammy talks about reviewing picture books for the newspaper. Grammy and Eli talk about bad moods, snitfits, and feeling vulnerable. Eli interviews an EMT, Amanda Roberts, who talks
Pod Nine: Masks, a First Reporting Job, and Rhymes
Note: In Pod Nine, Grammy and Eli talk about their masks. Grammy talks about her first job as a reporter, and she reads a poem that is her and Eli’s favorite. Grammy and Eli have fun making rhymes
Pod Seven: Thinking and Writing about the Things We Don’t Want to Do!
Note: In Pod Seven, Grammy talks about writing for her college newspaper, and she and Eli talk about when you have a total lack of inspiration and don’t want to do anything! The activity is to think
Seven Writing Prompts to Inspire Creativity
By Shannon Grossman Getting into a writing routine can be difficult. It may seem impossible to somehow spout out words on a page, day in and day out, on command. Authors do it all the time; it should
Inspiration Found in Jeanne Julian’s Creative Side
By Shannon Grossman Jeanne Julian, a 61-year old poet and photographer from Western Massachusetts, published her first chapbook of poetry, Blossom and Loss, this past December. It compares the
Unbuttoned Offers Writers a Stage
It was hard to find a seat at Luthier’s one Tuesday night in October. The place was alive with writers. The bar was full, and beyond it, neat rows of chairs were nearly full. The atmosphere was
Tommy Twilite talks about Florence Poets Society and Silkworm 8
Tom Clark, otherwise known as Tommy Twilite, is a poet residing in Florence, Massachusetts. And for as long as he can remember, he’s been a poet and musician. “I have always been writing stuff,” Tommy