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When I Got My Success I Became Decadent For A While. This Was 2003 To 2008. I Fell For Tiramisu Really Hard. I've Become More Moderate Since, Because African-americans Are Prone To Diabetes.

Anytime You Share Life Stories With Other People, You Know, You Are Acknowledging Their Humanity And Kind Of Accessing Some Things About Yourself, And Other People Start To Expect Things About Themselves. It's Kind Of Like A Fellowship.

I Think The First Time I Really Heard Poetry Was In The Schoolyard. Just The Little Limericks That Kids Say When They're Jumping Rope And Playing Games. I Think That's The First Time I Heard Rhyming Words - I Don't Know If I'd Call That The Definitive Poetry, But That's When I Heard Rhyming Words Said And Not Necessarily Sung.

I Need To Find Creative Diversity Because If I Get Stuck, I Get Unhappy.

I Like To Read Octavia E. Butler's 'wild Seed' Over And Over Again. And J. California Cooper's 'the Wake Of The Wind.' That One Makes Me Cry From Joy. I'll Mourn - I'll Actually Mourn - And Then I'll Cry From Joy. She's Wonderful.