Rachel Martin

I want to push back from the game for a minute because I want to talk about the new version of your very, very beautiful book. It is called For a Girl Becoming. You published this originally in 2009, right? Yes. And how do you describe the story that's embedded in this book?

What struck me about it is, as I was reading it, it gave me such a sense of security. Like, just thinking about how this young girl is born and brought into the world. And the illustrations are so gorgeous. But you're writing in the illustrations. Mm-hmm. leave you with the sense that this young new being is just has been woven into this beautiful, beautiful tapestry of her family.

What struck me about it is, as I was reading it, it gave me such a sense of security. Like, just thinking about how this young girl is born and brought into the world. And the illustrations are so gorgeous. But you're writing in the illustrations. Mm-hmm. leave you with the sense that this young new being is just has been woven into this beautiful, beautiful tapestry of her family.

What struck me about it is, as I was reading it, it gave me such a sense of security. Like, just thinking about how this young girl is born and brought into the world. And the illustrations are so gorgeous. But you're writing in the illustrations. Mm-hmm. leave you with the sense that this young new being is just has been woven into this beautiful, beautiful tapestry of her family.

And everybody's just going to be there for her. It doesn't matter what hard things come and all the hard things will come. But it was just this precious feeling of safety that I got from reading this story through the whole thing. I thought, what a beautiful gift to give a child that sense of safety, which feels all the more profound thinking about your own childhood and how unsafe you felt.

And everybody's just going to be there for her. It doesn't matter what hard things come and all the hard things will come. But it was just this precious feeling of safety that I got from reading this story through the whole thing. I thought, what a beautiful gift to give a child that sense of safety, which feels all the more profound thinking about your own childhood and how unsafe you felt.

And everybody's just going to be there for her. It doesn't matter what hard things come and all the hard things will come. But it was just this precious feeling of safety that I got from reading this story through the whole thing. I thought, what a beautiful gift to give a child that sense of safety, which feels all the more profound thinking about your own childhood and how unsafe you felt.

I mean, do any of us walk through those doorways gracefully, those transformative moments? I feel like it's always awkward. Yeah. But I love that you shared that in your poetry, you can do the things that you weren't able to do the first go around. It's a second chance.

I mean, do any of us walk through those doorways gracefully, those transformative moments? I feel like it's always awkward. Yeah. But I love that you shared that in your poetry, you can do the things that you weren't able to do the first go around. It's a second chance.

I mean, do any of us walk through those doorways gracefully, those transformative moments? I feel like it's always awkward. Yeah. But I love that you shared that in your poetry, you can do the things that you weren't able to do the first go around. It's a second chance.

Round two. Insights. Three new cards. One, two, or three?

Round two. Insights. Three new cards. One, two, or three?

Round two. Insights. Three new cards. One, two, or three?

Three.

Three.

Three.

Okay, so now, and when you say sat in, you mean you played.

Okay, so now, and when you say sat in, you mean you played.

Okay, so now, and when you say sat in, you mean you played.

Yes, I did, and that terrified me. You are a musician. You play the saxophone, right? Yeah, yeah. So you played the saxophone at the Blue Note?