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I have three blank squares on my calendar—three days with NOTHING scheduled! I *think* I…
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Dayshaun’s Gift
Last night I wrote an afterword for Dayshaun’s Gift, but this morning I’m thinking it…
something about a wall
There’s frost on the window. Yesterday I went to a sweater shop in the covered…
roots
It’s hotter in NYC than it is here in Nevis. For the past three mornings…
Uncle Fred
I’m nearing overload…woke with another headache that blossomed into a migraine later in the afternoon,…
touching history
Today I had breakfast with a feral cat. I was hoping a bananaquit would come…
brace yourself
I haven’t blogged much lately. Partly because I was trying to finish Judah’s Tale (I…
lag
I woke at 3:30 this morning—7:30 in Ghana, which was the time I woke each…
end of the road
Somebody keeps moving the goal line post. And that somebody, of course, is me. I’ve…
feed your imagination
I often share that piece of advice when signing books—“Feed your imagination: read every day.”…