I’m in my own renaissance. I’m reading sci-fi on swing sets and poetry from a pocket book in the grocery line. Learning recipes that surprise me. Listening to Black classical music, Afro lo-fi, Ethio-jazz and all sounds that let my mind wander and create without lyrics to influence me. Sewing with intention. I daydream. I study. I journal. I am reclaiming my time. Absorbing autobiographies while I move through the world. Writing love-letters by hand and mailing them off. Printing photos & placing them in tangible photo albums. I’m collecting experiences like artifacts and building myself into something I’ve never been before.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Into someone I’ve dreamt up, then spoke into being. I’m loving this era of me!