What People Are Saying …

Here are some reader reviews. We would also love to hear from you.

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Josh Neufeld

Award-winning graphic journalist and cartoonist

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The format of the @williambutlerms narrative is very clever, both in terms of subject matter and the Instagram “delivery system.” It’s rife with hashtags and feels very connected to our techno-cultural moment. What I think works so well is the presentation, with the narrative building one disconnected image at a time. It’s like a jigsaw puzzle that slowly comes into focus one piece at a time…and what makes the whole thing work is the deadpan satire of the piece, which is so cutting!

Toby Murphy

8th Grade Language Arts Teacher, Demarest Middle School, New Jersey

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By crossing various genres and mediums, this project has the potential to begin a discussion within classrooms across the country between students and teachers about about how a dystopian [existence] and reality can be blurred. A text like this challenges the very definition of what a text is and also raises poignant questions about today’s climate.

Jennifer C. Johnson

Mother of a 3 year old, Writing Studies professor at Montclair State University, and professional editor

A new brilliant creative project on addressing mass school shootings. If you are on a school board, if you are part of a PTO, if you are in education, or just a parent or concerned citizen, please get this to your schools and communities.

B. Berman

Volunteer in civilian preparedness, safety,
and counter-terrorism in New York City

William Butler Middle School is a poignant tale for our blood-drenched times. I find its cautionary story of a school mourning a tragedy — and being forced to creatively adapt to help its students be equipped to prevent another one — downright brilliant. Given the subject matter, it could easily be over the top or poorly executed. Instead, William Butler Middle School is subtle, but totally heartbreaking. It is a triumph for new media storytelling and a fittingly gentle shock to the system as a whole.

David Kleeman

SVP, Global Trends, Dubit. Former President, American Center for Children and Media

This is something quite remarkable. The Butler School’s cheerful postings about its training and supplies are wrenching in their emotional disconnection from the true effects of violence in what should be a safe place for growth and learning. Setting aside the story elements, this is a really interesting means of telling a story on a new platform.