Melissa H. Mwai
@me-mwai.bsky.social
https://melissamwai.com/
Author, Illustrator, Podcaster | Rep'd by Jacqui Lipton at #TheTobiasLiteraryAgency
Out now: I CAN MAKE A FRIEND (Paw Prints, Apr ‘25)
#SCBWI | #PBCHATMentee | #ADHDwriter | #KDZPodcast
Author, Illustrator, Podcaster | Rep'd by Jacqui Lipton at #TheTobiasLiteraryAgency
Out now: I CAN MAKE A FRIEND (Paw Prints, Apr ‘25)
#SCBWI | #PBCHATMentee | #ADHDwriter | #KDZPodcast
Love it when poetry prompts me to make art!
Chilly November night
Cozy blanket season—
Time to hibernate.
#haiku #saturdayhaiku
Chilly November night
Cozy blanket season—
Time to hibernate.
#haiku #saturdayhaiku
November 16, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Love it when poetry prompts me to make art!
Chilly November night
Cozy blanket season—
Time to hibernate.
#haiku #saturdayhaiku
Chilly November night
Cozy blanket season—
Time to hibernate.
#haiku #saturdayhaiku
The ending to this #haiku has been on my mind for a while. Happy to have taken a great photo to set the stage.
Ready? Set? Go!
Autumn trees cheer for runners—
shaking leafy poms!
#poetry #haikusaturday
Ready? Set? Go!
Autumn trees cheer for runners—
shaking leafy poms!
#poetry #haikusaturday
November 8, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The ending to this #haiku has been on my mind for a while. Happy to have taken a great photo to set the stage.
Ready? Set? Go!
Autumn trees cheer for runners—
shaking leafy poms!
#poetry #haikusaturday
Ready? Set? Go!
Autumn trees cheer for runners—
shaking leafy poms!
#poetry #haikusaturday
Just your reminder that clocks fall back this weekend in most of the U.S. at 2am on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
#daylightsavingtime #fallhumor #acornart
#daylightsavingtime #fallhumor #acornart
October 30, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Just your reminder that clocks fall back this weekend in most of the U.S. at 2am on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
#daylightsavingtime #fallhumor #acornart
#daylightsavingtime #fallhumor #acornart
I think the title for Halloween or Holiday books has got to stand out!
I’d love to see kids wearing Mal Alvorian costume with her pet griffin from Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell & art by Ashley Mackenzie.
#kidlitchat
I’d love to see kids wearing Mal Alvorian costume with her pet griffin from Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell & art by Ashley Mackenzie.
#kidlitchat
October 29, 2025 at 2:21 AM
I think the title for Halloween or Holiday books has got to stand out!
I’d love to see kids wearing Mal Alvorian costume with her pet griffin from Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell & art by Ashley Mackenzie.
#kidlitchat
I’d love to see kids wearing Mal Alvorian costume with her pet griffin from Impossible Creatures by Katherine Rundell & art by Ashley Mackenzie.
#kidlitchat
Hey #kidlit #kidlitart friends, Storyteller Academy’s hosting a neat spooky art workshop next week. Check it out!
bit.ly/4o5lavF
bit.ly/4o5lavF
October 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Hey #kidlit #kidlitart friends, Storyteller Academy’s hosting a neat spooky art workshop next week. Check it out!
bit.ly/4o5lavF
bit.ly/4o5lavF
Ahhh, I own a few of my childhood favs!
✅What do you call a dumb bunny? By Marc Brown (owned)
✅The Eleventh Hour By Graeme Base (owned)
✅Poems by Emily Dickinson
✅ An Encyclopedia all about King Arthur
I write NF, poetry, & enjoy drawing bunnies…so bonus pts! #kidlitchat
✅What do you call a dumb bunny? By Marc Brown (owned)
✅The Eleventh Hour By Graeme Base (owned)
✅Poems by Emily Dickinson
✅ An Encyclopedia all about King Arthur
I write NF, poetry, & enjoy drawing bunnies…so bonus pts! #kidlitchat
October 1, 2025 at 3:09 AM
Ahhh, I own a few of my childhood favs!
✅What do you call a dumb bunny? By Marc Brown (owned)
✅The Eleventh Hour By Graeme Base (owned)
✅Poems by Emily Dickinson
✅ An Encyclopedia all about King Arthur
I write NF, poetry, & enjoy drawing bunnies…so bonus pts! #kidlitchat
✅What do you call a dumb bunny? By Marc Brown (owned)
✅The Eleventh Hour By Graeme Base (owned)
✅Poems by Emily Dickinson
✅ An Encyclopedia all about King Arthur
I write NF, poetry, & enjoy drawing bunnies…so bonus pts! #kidlitchat
We visited the Maryland Renaissance faire yesterday…there’s something magical about everyday people intentionally celebrating the medieval times, mythology, and stories together! Not surprisingly, I captured the moment with a #haiku.
#saturdayhaiku #MarylandRenaissanceFestival #MDRenFest
#saturdayhaiku #MarylandRenaissanceFestival #MDRenFest
September 28, 2025 at 1:16 PM
We visited the Maryland Renaissance faire yesterday…there’s something magical about everyday people intentionally celebrating the medieval times, mythology, and stories together! Not surprisingly, I captured the moment with a #haiku.
#saturdayhaiku #MarylandRenaissanceFestival #MDRenFest
#saturdayhaiku #MarylandRenaissanceFestival #MDRenFest
Hi @jimbenton.bsky.social! My middle schooler and I relate to these panels so much.
Catwad has been a big hit with my 4th grader, too! We’ve been reading it nightly!
It‘s exactly the type of absurd humor that I would’ve keyed into at 11 as a Ren & Stimpy kid. Love it!
Catwad has been a big hit with my 4th grader, too! We’ve been reading it nightly!
It‘s exactly the type of absurd humor that I would’ve keyed into at 11 as a Ren & Stimpy kid. Love it!
September 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Hi @jimbenton.bsky.social! My middle schooler and I relate to these panels so much.
Catwad has been a big hit with my 4th grader, too! We’ve been reading it nightly!
It‘s exactly the type of absurd humor that I would’ve keyed into at 11 as a Ren & Stimpy kid. Love it!
Catwad has been a big hit with my 4th grader, too! We’ve been reading it nightly!
It‘s exactly the type of absurd humor that I would’ve keyed into at 11 as a Ren & Stimpy kid. Love it!
I met this lovely silver lab pup named Miko. I knew she’d inspire photos & poetry. 💜 #haikusaturday #haiku #doglover #dogs
September 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I met this lovely silver lab pup named Miko. I knew she’d inspire photos & poetry. 💜 #haikusaturday #haiku #doglover #dogs
It is. I think i approach it as very zen & use what you have, so it’s easy to get into that flow state. I’m using it to fill up unfinished art journals.
Give it a try. Scissors, glue, scrap paper. That’s it!
#kidlitchat
Give it a try. Scissors, glue, scrap paper. That’s it!
#kidlitchat
September 17, 2025 at 3:32 PM
It is. I think i approach it as very zen & use what you have, so it’s easy to get into that flow state. I’m using it to fill up unfinished art journals.
Give it a try. Scissors, glue, scrap paper. That’s it!
#kidlitchat
Give it a try. Scissors, glue, scrap paper. That’s it!
#kidlitchat
Writing poetry is a journey. You skip from idea to idea until a phrase surprises you long enough to pause.
That’s what happened to me while writing this haiku.
Can you read
the wind’s swirling stories
in water ripples?
#haiku #saturdayhaiku
That’s what happened to me while writing this haiku.
Can you read
the wind’s swirling stories
in water ripples?
#haiku #saturdayhaiku
September 13, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Writing poetry is a journey. You skip from idea to idea until a phrase surprises you long enough to pause.
That’s what happened to me while writing this haiku.
Can you read
the wind’s swirling stories
in water ripples?
#haiku #saturdayhaiku
That’s what happened to me while writing this haiku.
Can you read
the wind’s swirling stories
in water ripples?
#haiku #saturdayhaiku
September 6, 2025 at 9:51 PM
#KidLit writers, is your funny bone feeling a little out of alignment? Are you stuck giving dad jokes in your MS?
Check out ep 6 of the KidLit Deconstruction Zone podcast to add some humor to your story.
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/46jxhyr
YouTube: bit.ly/4p7B21j
(with @kdzpodcast.bsky.social)
Check out ep 6 of the KidLit Deconstruction Zone podcast to add some humor to your story.
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/46jxhyr
YouTube: bit.ly/4p7B21j
(with @kdzpodcast.bsky.social)
September 4, 2025 at 4:42 PM
#KidLit writers, is your funny bone feeling a little out of alignment? Are you stuck giving dad jokes in your MS?
Check out ep 6 of the KidLit Deconstruction Zone podcast to add some humor to your story.
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/46jxhyr
YouTube: bit.ly/4p7B21j
(with @kdzpodcast.bsky.social)
Check out ep 6 of the KidLit Deconstruction Zone podcast to add some humor to your story.
Apple Podcasts: bit.ly/46jxhyr
YouTube: bit.ly/4p7B21j
(with @kdzpodcast.bsky.social)
Heheheh. Okay. I have a few screenshots saved on the phone. #kidlitchat
September 3, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Heheheh. Okay. I have a few screenshots saved on the phone. #kidlitchat
Yep Cultural Phenomenon.
I wrote a whole post about how it sent me into an ADHD overload
bc the story’s amazing…but despite that, we can’t stop singing it in our house. ;)
How do you take something you love in small doses?
Drink 2 soda pops & listen to one song? Impossible.
#KidLitChat
I wrote a whole post about how it sent me into an ADHD overload
bc the story’s amazing…but despite that, we can’t stop singing it in our house. ;)
How do you take something you love in small doses?
Drink 2 soda pops & listen to one song? Impossible.
#KidLitChat
September 3, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Yep Cultural Phenomenon.
I wrote a whole post about how it sent me into an ADHD overload
bc the story’s amazing…but despite that, we can’t stop singing it in our house. ;)
How do you take something you love in small doses?
Drink 2 soda pops & listen to one song? Impossible.
#KidLitChat
I wrote a whole post about how it sent me into an ADHD overload
bc the story’s amazing…but despite that, we can’t stop singing it in our house. ;)
How do you take something you love in small doses?
Drink 2 soda pops & listen to one song? Impossible.
#KidLitChat
Dear #saturdyhaiku & #haiku #writers, I picked up this pocket-sized book of Japanese haiku from a Little Free Library. It’s 70 years old.
Ballet in the air…
Twin butterflies
Until, twice white…
They meet, they mate…
“Basho’s poem is beautiful!”
I’m glad I took this poetry book home.
Ballet in the air…
Twin butterflies
Until, twice white…
They meet, they mate…
“Basho’s poem is beautiful!”
I’m glad I took this poetry book home.
August 30, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Dear #saturdyhaiku & #haiku #writers, I picked up this pocket-sized book of Japanese haiku from a Little Free Library. It’s 70 years old.
Ballet in the air…
Twin butterflies
Until, twice white…
They meet, they mate…
“Basho’s poem is beautiful!”
I’m glad I took this poetry book home.
Ballet in the air…
Twin butterflies
Until, twice white…
They meet, they mate…
“Basho’s poem is beautiful!”
I’m glad I took this poetry book home.
Happy Monday! My free newsletter for August is up. Check out the communal art and writing prompts. They are fun and sure to stir your creativity.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/melissam...
#writing #art #kidlitart #kidlit
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/melissam...
#writing #art #kidlitart #kidlit
August 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Happy Monday! My free newsletter for August is up. Check out the communal art and writing prompts. They are fun and sure to stir your creativity.
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/melissam...
#writing #art #kidlitart #kidlit
🔗 open.substack.com/pub/melissam...
#writing #art #kidlitart #kidlit
Using post it flags makes me ridiculously happy. My inner researcher is happy dancing.
August 22, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Using post it flags makes me ridiculously happy. My inner researcher is happy dancing.
Hi #bluesky, I’m a nonfiction author with a library science degree & I love sharing resources
Here’s a roundup of resources from my substack page.
open.substack.com/pub/melissam...
Thanks for reading & sharing.
#kidlit #kidlitart #research #writing #artists
Here’s a roundup of resources from my substack page.
open.substack.com/pub/melissam...
Thanks for reading & sharing.
#kidlit #kidlitart #research #writing #artists
August 22, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Hi #bluesky, I’m a nonfiction author with a library science degree & I love sharing resources
Here’s a roundup of resources from my substack page.
open.substack.com/pub/melissam...
Thanks for reading & sharing.
#kidlit #kidlitart #research #writing #artists
Here’s a roundup of resources from my substack page.
open.substack.com/pub/melissam...
Thanks for reading & sharing.
#kidlit #kidlitart #research #writing #artists
Not sure why I feel like sharing this tonight. I took this picture in Isla Verde in Puerto Rico. The hat belonged to my dad, a huge NY Giants fan. I brought it with me because we never got the chance to travel to PR together. The rainbow-colored umbrella felt like a perfect tribute to his memory.
August 21, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Not sure why I feel like sharing this tonight. I took this picture in Isla Verde in Puerto Rico. The hat belonged to my dad, a huge NY Giants fan. I brought it with me because we never got the chance to travel to PR together. The rainbow-colored umbrella felt like a perfect tribute to his memory.
Mini slice of life story over on substack. For the full details behind these pictures, check out the link:
substack.com/@melissamwai...
#writing #minimemoir #parenting #creativity #naturewalk #fairygardens
substack.com/@melissamwai...
#writing #minimemoir #parenting #creativity #naturewalk #fairygardens
August 19, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Mini slice of life story over on substack. For the full details behind these pictures, check out the link:
substack.com/@melissamwai...
#writing #minimemoir #parenting #creativity #naturewalk #fairygardens
substack.com/@melissamwai...
#writing #minimemoir #parenting #creativity #naturewalk #fairygardens
@teabowart.bsky.social sending you a gnome greeting hello here.
August 17, 2025 at 8:24 PM
@teabowart.bsky.social sending you a gnome greeting hello here.
Haiku Saturday: August 16, 2025
Lost poet
last seen counting syllables
under moonlight
Lost poet
last seen counting syllables
under moonlight
August 16, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Haiku Saturday: August 16, 2025
Lost poet
last seen counting syllables
under moonlight
Lost poet
last seen counting syllables
under moonlight
Art Collages by Ronnie Spiewak spotted in University of Maryland. I love when l look at an art piece and it seems like the artist had so much painting it.
www.ronniespiewak.com/gallery/work...
Take a moment to acknowledge some art around you. How do you feel?
www.ronniespiewak.com/gallery/work...
Take a moment to acknowledge some art around you. How do you feel?
August 13, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Art Collages by Ronnie Spiewak spotted in University of Maryland. I love when l look at an art piece and it seems like the artist had so much painting it.
www.ronniespiewak.com/gallery/work...
Take a moment to acknowledge some art around you. How do you feel?
www.ronniespiewak.com/gallery/work...
Take a moment to acknowledge some art around you. How do you feel?
Made this art PSA yesterday! #kidlitart #artists
August 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Made this art PSA yesterday! #kidlitart #artists