Picture it: seventh-grade science at an academically gifted middle school that was embedded in a high school in 1985. Our science teacher was a stern, Black woman, who was notorious for “preparing students for the future.” Students feared her. I remember completing a major assignment that year. I’d worked all night on a task that … Continue reading Monday Notes: Begining/Beginning: The Memory of Emotion

In October, I was fortunate to have three book readings: Chicago, Windsor-Ontario, and Atlanta. Each event really was totally different. And this post shows how in the zone I was…I didn’t even realize my sister had recorded the entire Chicago event on my phone! Here, I was in conversation with my friend, Dr. Duane B. … Continue reading In Search of a Salve Healing Tour ’23 (Chicago Reading)