it's a good thing I can still get grits here in Harlem

Today's news -- I have sold my first-ever magazine article, and also, I had coffee with an old friend from high school who's now an actor here in the city. We talked about things we missed about the South -- for me, Southern food, and guys who bring around the car when it's raining. He misses his personal space; apparently, people bump into him all the time on the street.

Mmmn, personal space.