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The first lesson I took away from this pandemic: It doesn’t always take a lot to make someone happy. It’s the little things. The small comforts. The rest stops in getting between Point A and Point B. For me a simple pleasure is a cup of hot tea on a cold day. Burning a … [Read more...] about A FEW OF MY FAVORITE THINGS

It was a hot, steamy day in Atlanta. I was excited and nervous. I was going to meet Mrs. Martin Luther King Jr. My then husband, the literary agent, was pitching her on becoming the agent for the literary estate of her late husband, Martin Luther King Jr. We met at a hotel … [Read more...] about My Dinner with Mrs. King

I’m not much of one for New Year’s resolutions. Instead, at the start of every new year, I prefer to reflect on what I took away from the past year. Did I learn anything from it? Might it affect the choices I make in the future? How can I use it to become a better person? … [Read more...] about The 5 Things I Learned During the Pandemic

When I was in fourth grade at Woodside Elementary, I was the shy new girl. My teacher’s name was Miss Cherry. The class size was small, around a dozen students. One of my classmates was also my neighbor from down the street, a boy named Tom Mogensen. One of two children, he came … [Read more...] about The Boy Next Door

My son is homeless. I don’t have an address for him. My calls go straight to his voicemail. I hear from him only when he’s someplace where he can get his phone charged. I don’t know how much longer he’ll even have a phone. I don’t know whether he’s hungry or cold or safe. He’s … [Read more...] about If You See My Son Could You Spare Him a Dime?