Such an honor to participate in the 2022 Boston Book Festival, which took place on a beautiful fall day and in person for the first time in two years. An incredible mix of authors and readers. And how lucky was I to be paired on stage with Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky? In our presentation, titled “True Story: Prodigies, Poets, and Perseverance,” we talked about creativity, imagination, writing, words, poetry, serendipity, success, failure, and so much more. Can’t wait to read Pinsky’s new book, Jersey Breaks: Becoming an American Poet. With thanks to our moderator, James Bennett II, and much gratitude to BBF for the invitation.