Maria

Oh, thank you. Well, I'm so honored to have you as my friend. And I love the idea of having such a long friendship. I love the idea of meeting somebody in my early 20s. We didn't know what was going on.

Oh, thank you. Well, I'm so honored to have you as my friend. And I love the idea of having such a long friendship. I love the idea of meeting somebody in my early 20s. We didn't know what was going on.

Oh, thank you. Well, I'm so honored to have you as my friend. And I love the idea of having such a long friendship. I love the idea of meeting somebody in my early 20s. We didn't know what was going on.

And we lived in the same apartment complex. We lived in the same apartment complex. We shopped at the same supermarket. We ate in the same supermarket. That's right.

And we lived in the same apartment complex. We lived in the same apartment complex. We shopped at the same supermarket. We ate in the same supermarket. That's right.

And we lived in the same apartment complex. We lived in the same apartment complex. We shopped at the same supermarket. We ate in the same supermarket. That's right.

Yes, in Baltimore. In the supermarket, very glamorous. But the idea of having such a long friendship, you see someone through a marriage. You were in my wedding. I was in your wedding, yes. All my children. You were there when I got separated. You were there when I got divorced. You're there for me now.

Yes, in Baltimore. In the supermarket, very glamorous. But the idea of having such a long friendship, you see someone through a marriage. You were in my wedding. I was in your wedding, yes. All my children. You were there when I got separated. You were there when I got divorced. You're there for me now.

Yes, in Baltimore. In the supermarket, very glamorous. But the idea of having such a long friendship, you see someone through a marriage. You were in my wedding. I was in your wedding, yes. All my children. You were there when I got separated. You were there when I got divorced. You're there for me now.

And I feel like hopefully I've been there for you through all of your transitions, through all the people you've been involved with, right? Yes. And I think that's one of life's greatest gifts, to have a relationship that stands the test of time. And that's given me the strength to be standing here. I write in this book that when I got separated, it was a masterclass in friendship.

And I feel like hopefully I've been there for you through all of your transitions, through all the people you've been involved with, right? Yes. And I think that's one of life's greatest gifts, to have a relationship that stands the test of time. And that's given me the strength to be standing here. I write in this book that when I got separated, it was a masterclass in friendship.

And I feel like hopefully I've been there for you through all of your transitions, through all the people you've been involved with, right? Yes. And I think that's one of life's greatest gifts, to have a relationship that stands the test of time. And that's given me the strength to be standing here. I write in this book that when I got separated, it was a masterclass in friendship.

And you were there for me. As you well know, you smile, but at every step of the way. And I think that's how we become who we are meant to be, is that people...

And you were there for me. As you well know, you smile, but at every step of the way. And I think that's how we become who we are meant to be, is that people...

And you were there for me. As you well know, you smile, but at every step of the way. And I think that's how we become who we are meant to be, is that people...

hold our hands they walk with us when we don't think we can get there on our own yeah and are willing to tell you the truth about yourself amen yeah and are willing to tell you the truth about yourself even when it's hard to listen right exactly so let's get into it this is not a memoir no it's not so but how would you describe it I'd say it's really an exploration of my life.

hold our hands they walk with us when we don't think we can get there on our own yeah and are willing to tell you the truth about yourself amen yeah and are willing to tell you the truth about yourself even when it's hard to listen right exactly so let's get into it this is not a memoir no it's not so but how would you describe it I'd say it's really an exploration of my life.

hold our hands they walk with us when we don't think we can get there on our own yeah and are willing to tell you the truth about yourself amen yeah and are willing to tell you the truth about yourself even when it's hard to listen right exactly so let's get into it this is not a memoir no it's not so but how would you describe it I'd say it's really an exploration of my life.

It's an exploration really of my childhood. My daughter calls it reporter poetry. It's poetry from the front lines of my life. It's an exploration of my childhood. Who was I? How did I end up in this family? What did this family mean to me? How did I become who I am today? What's mine? What's theirs? What should I drop? What do I want to own and who do I want to be?

It's an exploration really of my childhood. My daughter calls it reporter poetry. It's poetry from the front lines of my life. It's an exploration of my childhood. Who was I? How did I end up in this family? What did this family mean to me? How did I become who I am today? What's mine? What's theirs? What should I drop? What do I want to own and who do I want to be?