I met god this week

I met god this week

in white-haired introverts 
bravely introducing themselves

in a kind man who wants to write 
less academically, more vulnerably

in class clowning with my 
hilarious and brilliant friend

in sopes and tacos and shawarma, 
injera and lentils and doro wat

in an 80-year-old Black man’s 
funny quips and Jim Crow stories

in a publisher-turned-friend 
who believes in me

in a long-time literary hero 
calling me (me!) a badass

and that’s not even the half of it
but I’ll stop before my heart explodes

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My friend Nya Abernathy and I spent four days together (two of them at the Writing for Your Life conference) in ATL this week, and it's not an exaggeration to say that our time together was life-changing. Be watching for unfolding details on Instagram and in our upcoming books. (wink)

If we met at the conference, PLEASE DROP A COMMENT TO SAY HI!!

And my friend Cara Meredith and I are hosting another Upcycling Words that No Longer Fit writing workshop on Saturday, March 18. We'd LOVE for you to join us. The last one was SO MUCH FUN.