I was raised by my parents to believe that you had a moral obligation to try and save the world. You sent money to the Red Cross, you registered people to vote, you marched in rallies, stood in vigils, picked up litter.

“Dreadlocks make people wonder if you’re trying to be rebellious.”

“I cry intermittently, like a summer rain. I don't feel racked by the crying; in…”

“I don't think you have time to waste not writing because you are afraid you won…”

“My belief is that when you're telling the truth, you're close to God. If you sa…”