Jeanne Grutchfield

Hello, I am Jeanne!

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Current Resident Teaching Artist. Always Writing. Always Dreaming.

Studied abroad in CPH - now owns a little piece of my heart

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About Me...

Hi, I'm jeanne! Welcome to my little corner of the digital world. I'm currently an americorps resident teaching artist. My passions include literary fiction, cooking, and television. I'm always coming up with little stories in my head and attempting to put them on paper. Welcome and thanks for being here!

Currently Reading:

All This Could Be Different

Sarah Thankam Mathews

Writing

Here are some of the pieces I’m working on

Excerpt: It’s like I’m a stranger going outside of my body to observe what the real Lonnie would do. The fake Lonnie wants to climb into a box of mini-wheats and never come out. Lay in a bed of wheat and sugar and find comfort in the darkness.

Excerpt: Maggie, I cried. Another baby!

The other one no longer needed me to hold its head, was that why I had done this? Did I always need someone to hold? Maggie was the only source I trusted.

Excerpt: There is a small drain that occupies the middle of the boat’s floor. It doesn't seem to have a purpose, but I imagine myself all shrunk, liquified, and dripping into it.

The Place We Didn’t Die- Novel

What the Body Holds - Flash Fiction

The Boat on Sundays - Short Story

Relevant Work Experience

⎼ Resident teaching artist, americorps artistyear (2023 - Present)

⎼ Media coordinator, UMass amherst film studies department (2021 - Present)

⎼ Media and storytelling intern, church world service (May 2022 - august 2022)

⎼ Education and Media coordinator, Center for education policy and advocacy (2019 -2022)

⎼ grants intern, peace development fund (2021 -2022)

⎼ Teacher’s assistant, Little Tot’s daycare (2018- 2020)

Skills & Expertise