{"author":"Eileen Granfors","author_id":"Eileen+Granfors","total_quotes":17,"quotes":[{"text":"Heavy as such things areAfter the wordslide, the writing begins.'From 'Word Quake.","author":"Eileen Granfors","tags":["and-more-white-sheets","eileen-clemens-granfors","poetry","writing-process"],"id":15197,"author_id":"Eileen+Granfors"},{"text":"But I see how he watches the stars,And he talks to people just because, And gee, it would be nice to have a friend.'From 'Fated' in BREATHE IN.","author":"Eileen Granfors","tags":["divorce","friends-and-lovers","new-romance"],"id":34907,"author_id":"Eileen+Granfors"},{"text":"Aw honey. Today's as important as forever.' Grandpa Joe in 'Shave and a Haircut' Flash Warden and Other Stories.","author":"Eileen Granfors","tags":["daughters","family-relationships","flash-fiction","hint-fiction","six-word-memoirs","women"],"id":89156,"author_id":"Eileen+Granfors"},{"text":"A few blossoms float into the room. They drop like frayed yellow ribbons on the gray carpet.","author":"Eileen Granfors","tags":["description","flowers","nature"],"id":91385,"author_id":"Eileen+Granfors"},{"text":"I never tired of picturing sharks.","author":"Eileen Granfors","tags":["growing-up","mothers-and-daughters","ocean","surfing"],"id":98136,"author_id":"Eileen+Granfors"},{"text":"A dog's good for filling a grief-dug hole.'In the Shape of Shep.","author":"Eileen Granfors","tags":["dogs","grieving","parents"],"id":132532,"author_id":"Eileen+Granfors"},{"text":"Mama and I sat on a burping bus full of chickens in cages, and round-eyed babies on round mothers' laps. (The Pinata-Maker's Daughter).","author":"Eileen Granfors","tags":["coming-of-age","family","family-roots","leaving-home"],"id":159500,"author_id":"Eileen+Granfors"},{"text":"The butterflies have flown away, like my ignorance and youth.","author":"Eileen Granfors","tags":["butterflies","coming-of-age","mariposas"],"id":228078,"author_id":"Eileen+Granfors"},{"text":"Here I am,' I say to the palm trees. 'I can do this. Watch me.","author":"Eileen Granfors","tags":["affirmations","challenges","eileen-granfors","hispanic-trilogy","the-pianta-maker-s-daughter"],"id":239387,"author_id":"Eileen+Granfors"},{"text":"Step-parents, those fairy tale villains,Have been given a bad name.They're easy targets.When the family goes awryHow easy to blame them.I was blessed by the right steps...","author":"Eileen Granfors","tags":["divorce","families","growing-up","step-parents"],"id":255128,"author_id":"Eileen+Granfors"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":17,"pages":2,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}