1) 7 years ago, @rgay was the visiting writer in my PhD in CW program. I felt out of place there, as I'd actually been waitlisted, then let in on a Hail Mary after someone else dropped out. I was also very freshly divorced from an abusive man and raising a kid by myself.
2) The night of Roxane's reading, Dinty ( @brevitymag ) took me aside and said, "At dinner, Roxane said 'That Kelly can really write!'" My self-esteem was so low at the time that I assumed he was talking about the other Kelly in the program.
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