Sharmay Mitchell

In my mind, poems start with flashes of images, just like this. Dreamlike State Studio have done a beautiful job of bringing my words to life.

Police are still appealing to the public to help find 41-year-old Leejay from Brent. Described as 5ft 8ins, medium build, afro hair, short beard. Last seen around 1700hrs, 10 Dec. His family are concerned as he has not been in touch.

@christinelu @ZacharyLevi

@ZacharyLevi That’s not what it originally meant. But people added their own insecure meaning to it and turned it into a devisive pejorative for everything that makes them feel uncomfortable.

To me, “woke” is indicative of any ideology that sacrifices logic, reason, rational thought, wisdom, knowledge, history, and facts on the altar of socio-political agendas. For example, when we as a society start to rationalize the idea that biological sex is somehow a subjective cultural construct, and not a scientific fact, we are doing ourselves a great injustice. The inability for many people to define what a woman is means that we are collectively losing our grasp on reality. We cannot start redefining words and their meanings simply to make a small portion of the population feel more validated in their subjective experience. We can, and should, love them and want the very best for their lives. They should have the freedom to live their adult lives however they see fit, so long as it’s not infringing on the rights of others. But that should never include turning our backs on objective truth to do so. We can both love and support them, AND hold firm to what we know is fact. These concepts are not mutually exclusive. 🙏

@levenness People are going to do what they're going to do; I can't control everything. HOWEVER, if someone is reading my book illegally, I at least want them to go and review it on as many different review platforms as possible. You gotta give me something!

reading shouldn't be a privilege. download that book illegally if you can't afford it.

It's been a while since I've written prose. This was inspired by a 15 minute writing exercise from @Soc_of_Authors and Maame Blue webinar on writing relationships: sharmaymitchell.com/about-the-auth…

Scientists disappointed after finding out that ancient Egyptians were black Your comments on this

@novaembiid @SpareChangePapi @JAYDANOTPINKETT Correction: were

@novaembiid @SpareChangePapi @JAYDANOTPINKETT Lol. We're you thinking of 'the elephant man', Joseph Merrick reincarnated!? 😂

This reminded me when I went with my mom to the mall because she wanted to buy something for my dad and we were at Neiman Marcus and a Cee-lo green walked in, and he looked at me and my mom and said “Please, no pictures.” My mom said, “Our phones aren’t even out, cee lo “ in an aggressive tone 😭😭

@MssTeeHall111 @JAYDANOTPINKETT Why did you move? They could have sat behind you. You got there early so had first dibs on seats... Unless they had reserved seating?

I don't feel SO bad...but here's mine...at a fashion show as the friend of the designer...so I'm in the VIP balcony all early and cute...waiting for the show...1st row...well...staff steps up and asks me to move...for Janet...I'm like...'Janet can sit behind me'...YALL...it was Janet and JD...I looked back...moved shame and fast af...I missed my chance to say Hey to Miss Jackson yall...🤣🤣

The next time you ask for a hug... 😁 #poetry

@EliciaSamuels6 Love it!

A crazy caper for two siblings around their lively local market is set when Simone, age 17 takes Halima, age 6, to buy mum’s shopping. It should be easy to get a five-hand bunch of the greenest bananas, if only Halima could stop playing superheroes. #PitchJPPB24

Meet Willow. Willow loves to talk - especially at the completely wrong times! When the school holds a sponsored silence, nobody thinks Willow can do it. Can she prove them wrong? “Wordy Willow” is a story about determination and never giving up #PitchJPPB24

I am Limitless is a poem based PB to be read by children and parents alike to show them that they, too, are limitless! Contains rhyming affirmations to boost self esteem and self love and encourage positive self image. #PitchJPPB24

In Properly, everything is neat, proper, and child-free! That is, until children arrive with their giggles and muddy feet. Mizz Hoity Poity is horrified... but maybe a little mud and laughter isn’t so bad after all. #PitchJPPB24

@hopefilledSarah And you too! Thank you :)

@sharmaymitchell I got you now. Best of luck :-)

Big sis, Sab, and little sis, Shash, spit bedtime bars about their favourite prehistoric beasts in their hotly-anticipated post lights-out, nightly, face-off. First up on the afro-comb mic: Sab as Stegosaurus Vs. Shash as T-Rex. But will mum or dad catch them awake?! #PitchJPPB24

A lonely girl & her mum, an astronaut dad & his lost son. Can their dog & cat, blasting off to the moon on a rainbow hot air balloon reunite them? "Our Dog and Our Neighbour's Cat" is an gripping story of hope, love & the power of belief that comes with a fun song. #PitchJPPB24

Inspired by my stop motion short: Dino Superstars, but I'd like to turn it into a sibling pair freestyle rap battle, pitting their favourite things against each other! #PitchJPPB24 youtube.com/watch?v=j2sXcF…

The #PitchJPPB24 Event is officially OPEN! Black-British picture book writers, now’s your chance to pitch your stories to industry experts. Post your pitch between 9am-4pm and don’t forget to use #PitchJPPB24! Publishers, agents & editors will be following the hashtag all day✨