 Sisters in NYC Latasha Natasha Diggs, me and Kankakee homegirl/novelist Kalisha Buckhanon at Bar 13 in New York, 2002. |  My Godson's first cake Anton digging into his first birthday cake that I made, 2003. |  Mo' Cake... Anton & I share the cake and get sticky fingers at Wicker Park. |
 Where I've been... An occasional picture of my feet reminds me of where I've been--at slam practice with the Gallery 37 slam team, 2004. |  Tara & Nikki Nikki Patin & I smilin all big before our reading at the Broadside Press series in Detroit. I'm wearing the I AM NOT WHITE shirt produced by Mango Tribe. |  Kay Kay Barrett reads in the middle of a crowd in front of the note before another bout at the 2003 National Poetry Slam. |
 2004 Gallery 37 Slam Team The team gathers before 2004 Louder Than a Bomb! R to L: Jeannetta Rich, Devin Kenny, me & my gray cap, Alia Bilal, Rominna Villasenor and Tikiya Young. |  In the Halls at YCA Tara stands in the hall covered with photos of past students at Young Chicago Authors. |