But it is the fear, not the writing that defeats me. Everything is not a masterpiece.

I think that theater is a unique way to communicate with people as they gather together with other people they may not even know. It creates a sense of shared community for the time of the performance that hopefully carries over into other aspects of the audience's life because they have shared this experience together.

Putting words on paper regularly is part of the necessary discipline of writing. A journal is a great way to do that.

As African-Americans, we often spend our time and energy blaming other people for the problems we see around us.

We danced too wild, and we sang too long, and we hugged too hard, and we kissed too sweet, and howled just as loud as we wanted to howl, because by now we were all old enough to know that what looks like crazy on an ordinary day looks a lot like love if you catch it in the moonlight.

Sisterhood is a funny thing. It's easy to recognize, but hard to define.

What looks like crazy on an ordinary day looks looks a lot like love if you catch it in the moonlight.