ICE BREAKER
This week we began to create ice breakers for the students at Shortridge to do before they started writing. Ice breakers usually …
CREATIVITY IS KEY
At the beginning of the semester the students of Exclusive Ink dove in to new ways of how to write their poetry. …
WRITING EXERCISES WORK, EXCEPT WHEN THEY DON’T
Both Butler and Shortridge are currently on Fall break until the start of next week. While all of us probably needed some …
NEW MENTORS, OLD PROS
This fall semester has brought with it an influx of new, talented mentors (as well as Shortridge students, but I think that’s …
POETRY FOR DAYS
The students are working on expressing their poems and stories by using their creative abilities. Many chose to write their thoughts down …
SOME OLD DOGS LEARN NEW TRICKS
The fall semester for both the Butler Bulldogs and the Shortridge Blue Devils is in full swing. For many this means football, …
HAVE YOUR CAKE, AND WEAR IT TOO
There was plenty to smile about at our last day at Shortridge this school year. On Thursday, April 25, we capped an …
OUTSPOKEN AT BUTLER ARTSFEST
As part of a busy April for the Writing in the Schools program, Exclusive Ink took center stage on Butler’s campus for …
YOUNG POETS SPEAK OUT
Butler freshman Evie Schultz recently penned a terrific feature about the Butler Writers program and our upcoming Butler ArtsFest performance on Saturday, …
EN 455: THE MOVIE TRAILER
We’ve made a short film to promote the Writing in the Schools program. Maybe someday we’ll see Shortridge at Sundance.