People. Fabric. Strange statues. Hats. Decorating. Cooking. Organizing. Reading. Getting my ass in shape. Otis. Tigger. Friends with dimples. Big bellies. Classics. Wine gums. Bridge. Silk. Boudiors. Harmony. Harm reduction. Giggling. Diversity and celebration. Things that sparkle. Eating. Family.
Inspired innovators and community instigators. People making waves in whatever ponds they skinnydip. The globally motivated, the locally activated. Pretty much anyone who can handle six feet of redheaded sass. Bring it.
Heartbeats, gospel, soft breathing, soul, Howlin Wolf, whispers, Mos, rustling, Mahalia Jackson, Bahamadia, Aesop Rock, barking, CBC, giggling, Dead Prez, my dad, shuffling, Brother Ali...and the rest of you Rhymesayers, anyone who can do what I wish I could (inspired), chirping, Rah Digga, croaking, Nina Simone, GnE, Bridgebuilder, acapellas, intelligent MCs, kids telling secrets, rainstorms, wind.
"Television has raised writing to a new low."- Samuel Goldwyn
Kids, MnD, MMagas, Denley, King Krahn, Bridgebuilder (continual inspiration), Delvin, Sijay Wumper, Maya Angelou, anyone who plays dressup, Jervais, Frylock, Elizabeth Fry, Erin, Mahalia Jackson, Nellie McClung, Isaac, Charlene, alternative school teachers, Elaine Goodlad, Margaret Sanger, Ronan the Barbarian, k'Chiaya.