I’m not sure what surprised me more: that Reader’s Digest was still in print or that a representative from the publication contacted me asking about rights to an image they found on my Instagram account.
What I love about this picture is that it was taken by dear friend and painting phenom Rebecca Rothfus Harrell, who I’d known all of 15 minutes when we embarked from the Wurlitzer Foundation campus to check out a public art event in town during our residency at the end of 2019. She had the marvelous foresight to snap a picture as my eyes widened during a racy poem—and the rest is in the March issue.
If it’s any indication of Rebecca’s character, she even sent a copy to my mom. I hope it’s sitting on the entryway credenza, which is where all of the issues piled up at my grandparents’ house. Since they were the only RD subscribers I’ve ever known, Rube and Mary, this one is for you. ♡
