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\ooo/ On my way to @blerdcon. The last few months, and in particular the last 24 hours have been stressful--good stress and bad stress.  It's going to be nice to be with my people, where I can be all parts of myself at the same time with no judgment.  Can't lie, I almost didn't go. Then I realized I owed myself this self-care.  See you at #blerdcon! . . . . . . . #blerd #blacknerd #lgbt #AuthorGang #AlphaPhiAlpha #certiphiddezignz   (at Columbia Heights)

\ooo/ I promised myself that I would read little bit of #RisingStar #TheMakingOfBarackObama every day during the month of July in order to become a better leader, and perhaps learn a little about the art of the biography.  22 pages in, no Barack. But an interesting read about labor, community organizing, and Chicago history. . . . . . . . #Chicago #BarackObama #DavidJGarrow #HaroldWashington #LenaMontes #BlackBiography #Leadership #AuthorGang (at Riggs Park)

\ooo/ I have saved interesting articles over the years. I came across this one from Black Issues Book Review, July-August 1999. E. Lynn Harris and Bebe Moore Campbell. Wow. 19 years later, Bebe, Lynn, and BIBR are all gone. . . . . . #bibr #BlackIssuesBookReview #AuthorGang #BlackWriter #blackauthor

\ooo/ First draft in hand. Let the editing commence! . . . . . . #YoursInTheBond #RashidDarden #lgbtauthor #HoyaAuthor #alphaauthor #AuthorGang

\ooo/  In this room, I took my very first class at Georgetown. It was a writing class.  The chairs may have changed, but the spirit of the room is the same. My calling was reaffirmed in this room, then as it is now. Here I sit 20 years later as a novelist and a teacher, trying to give to others what the great Keith Fort and Stephanie Vermeychuk gave to me in the Fall of 1997.  Shout out to @wajjphotography for capturing this moment. . . . . . . #AuthorGang #novelist #blackauthors #blackauthorsmatter #blackplaywright #gayauthor #lgbtauthors #HoyaAuthors #GeorgetownAuthors  #RashidDardenLives (at Healy Hall)