Oh May, thank you for sharing this with me!!!! I LOVE Toni Morrison --- I can't imagine how special it must have been.

I wanted to ask you privately, so I'm going to take this as your advice: I wanted to know if there are some fine details that I don't quite remember if I can/should or not embellish a little? (Not change the plot, personalities-- but inconsequential details that help provide the imagery of the scene? What do you do?)

I love how you said that if we don't write these stories, they would be lost to history.

I recall reading: we keep those who have passed alive every time we speak their name...it's a quote right? When I think or remember it -- I'll share!

Thanks dear friend...loved hearing about this!