September 2017 – monice mitchell simms

It Could Have Been Me….

by Monice Mitchell Simms on September 29, 2017 in Address: House of Corrections, On writing • 0 Comments

Fam, I’ve done done it again…I’ve published another essay. 🙂 This one’s sharing my truth about why I’m so committed to teaching creative writing to girls in prison.

Whoo Hoo! My Essay Got Published!

by Monice Mitchell Simms on September 15, 2017 in On writing • 2 Comments

Good news, Fam! My new creative non-fiction essay about my mother – who is a cancer survivor and my shero – has just been published!

The Journey Continues…

by Monice Mitchell Simms on September 2, 2017 in Independent Publishing

This week, I began my third semester at Pasadena City College (the alma mater of my shero Octavia Butler, by the way) and I’m slowly forging a path towards my goal to earn a Ph.D. in Sociolinguistics at the University of Southern California!