At the beginning of the semester, I was excited to work with Shortridge students and hoped I could pass along my love of writing to them....

we haven’t written as much as we hoped for but that’s okay. what really matters is the time we shared. the laughter. As this semester wen...

I certainly am hopeful that, even if in just some very small way, I’ve been able to make an impact on a student or students at Shortridge...

I hadn’t expected my voice to shake. Putting down my emotions to complete a task is a skill I’ve come to manage so well that I’m pretty l...

At first, my decision to enroll in the Writing in Schools course was a purely logistical one. It fulfilled both my Indianapolis Community...

A new print edition of Reverberations, a literary journal for the poets and storytellers of Shortridge High School, will be released this...

Even when I consider my own high school experience, few spaces inside a school have felt safer than Butler Writers at Shortridge. It has ...

One of the best parts of the experience at Shortridge was the community we built. No matter how many or little students showed up to the ...

In the weeks leading up to Shortridge, we were told often how great the students were not only in general but also in their writing abili...

After a semester of Butler Writers, here is what I know now: do not underestimate the high schooler. They are intelligent young people wh...