On Wednesday, May 28th, Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient and midwife of words, Maya Angelou transitioned from life to death. After the announcement on Twitter, I spent the next few hours reading memorials, articles, and dedications to the wise woman, activist, creative mother to the nation. Of everything I read, Lev Grossman's Time Magazine article struck me … Continue reading Messiness, Mosaics, and a Midwife of Words