Being a late college student, programmer analyst, homemaker, and grandmother in Delaware's state capitol did not allow the time for Ellie Craft to write the book that she always wanted to write. Much to her surprise when she retired, Ellie started writing poetry. Three years later, she started writing Mitzi and Joey. Ellie did not want anything to interfere with the story coming alive on the paper before her, so she never studied the art of poetry. Mitzi and Joey is based on real experiences, but moon dust or imagination inspired the human interactions that bring the story to life.