Ten.One Thousand & Eighty-Seven

1. Water.

2. I should probably listen again.

3. Cool breeze, a lump of snails in the grass, wondering how I can make my way across the yard to water the vegetables without smashing my friends.

4. No one covered the lemon bars, and now they are dried out. I nibble on a piece of the cookie crust anyway.

5. Forty years of experience in Black excellence.

6. Usually, this wouldn’t be a problem.

7. We talk about the gift of being in spaces that reflect your own experiences, how you feel more like yourself.

8. Sweat.

9. He’s probably paced his way to 10,000 steps.

10. Always so good to see her face. The conversation is too short, but there is still next week.

11. He keeps asking me what I want. I think I’m getting closer to the answer.