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Author Mark Chartier

Tell Me Something Good

Tell Me Something Good is a collection of free verse, narrative poetry chronicling the adaptations and accommodations of a special education teacher who suffers from disabilities, including Tourette's syndrome, brain injury, and speech/visual impairments. These poems reconcile challenges of overcoming disabilities, abuse, mental illness, the COVID-19 Pandemic, social injustices, and

the relationships that tie us and sometimes haunt us to confronting the greater good, a transformative genesis towards love, forgiveness, and hope.

Fingerprints is a collection of narrative poetry that places a magnifying glass over serious human experiences such as overcoming disabilities, abuse, and mental illness. Each poem is an examination of an affliction--physical, psychological, or spiritual--and the relationships and perseverance necessary in overcoming it.

About the Author

Mark developed symptoms of Tourette's syndrome when he was seven years old and demonstrated significant behaviors throughout school. He persevered thanks to positive relationships with school staff. He earned a BA in English at Colorado State University-Pueblo, where he discovered his love for writing; and two master's degrees at the

University of Colorado Colorado Springs despite suffering from newly diagnosed disabilities including a brain injury and a significant stutter. He now teaches special education in southern Colorado and gives motivational speeches, sharing his triumphs as a student with disabilities and how they led him to become a teacher of students with disabilities. Mark has published two books of poetry, Tell Me Something Good (2024) and Fingerprints (2019), the former being a finalist for the 2025 Colorado Book of the Year Award, that chronicle the shared successes of him and his students in overcoming disabilities, mental illness, and abuse. For more information, please visit: www.teacherwithtourettes.com

Inkberry Books offers a wide variety of new and gently used books. We are happy to order new books, and the selection of books on our $1.00 sale cart outside changes every day.

Euros are as good as cash at Inkberry Books. If you happen to have a pocketful of Euro leftover from a visit to Europe or maybe a canceled trip, you can now spend it at Inkberry Books in Niwot. The store will accept your Euro for purchases at the current exchange rate.

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7960 Niwot Road, Niwot
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