See you in DC!

It’s official—I am now allowed to share that I will be in conversation with J.C. Cervantes at the National Book Festival in August! I don’t think I’ve been to D.C. since before the pandemic so it’ll be nice to catch up with friends and check out a few museums. Hopefully we won’t be in the grip of another heatwave. June has been broiling…summer definitely isn’t my favorite season and I tend to go out early in the day to avoid the heat. On Saturday I woke with a migraine but went for a quick run, took a pill, took a nap, and then spent the rest of the day reading and writing. I took my blood pressure that evening and it wasn’t optimal but it was close! I’ve started taking yet another supplement to help with my joint pain. My grandparents used to have countless prescriptions that took up half the kitchen table; I’m not there yet but the bottles are adding up! Can’t get an appointment to see a rheumatologist until next spring so for now I’m running every other day, taking my supplements, and painkillers as needed. Maybe it’s arthritis, #maybeitsmenopause…

In other news…if you’re hitting the road this summer or want to hear some empowering poems while you’re at the beach, check out the audiobook of SAY HER NAME, which is on sale until 7/21 for just $2.25 over at . Personally, I can’t see myself lying on the beach when it’s 97 degrees here in Chicago but I am playing bingo with Jed Dearybury and need a photo of myself next to a body of water…