A major perk of my day job is that I get to interview talented artists and musicians when they come to campus for the Grum Project. Funded by a generous-yet-unnamed benefactor, the Grum Project allows Williston to bring in artists for mini-residencies or speaking events that otherwise would be out of our (financial) reach. The latest visit was from author/poet Elizabeth Acevedo, and I had a wonderful time chatting with her. Below is my story that appears here, plus two straight Q&A bits that I didn’t get to use in the story, but thought were cool anyway. Enjoy!

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