Saturday morning came far too quickly. Despite all my planning to write and practice the random poems, I was busy with scholarship galas, work collaboration, and following the news at every level of community – from my home neighborhood to the world stage. Like you, my nerves are activated — that wonderful, terrifying moment when we take a deep breath and see the view before diving into a new adventure. In my ongoing healing, I am working to always protect and connect my noggin’s neurons, and well, I already mentioned the news. I suspect all of these will be part of my twelve poems throughout today’s half marathon.

I look forward to all I will read and will write!