September 10, 2009

Night of almost miraculous peace.

KM is was awarded an artist’s grant from the North Carolina Arts Council on her first try. I applied twenty-one times without success. I told her this, and she was gracious enough to observe, “We are where we are. I’m probably the only person of color to apply.” One grits one’s teeth; one smiles, but there are some things almost impossible to bear.

Joe Youngblood was killed in a plane crash today. After the shock of seeing a familiar name coupled with the verb “killed,” the first thing I thought was, “I wish I had known him better.”