Last Sunday the host of a popular news show asked me what it meant to lose my body. The host was broadcasting from Washington, D. A satellite closed the miles between us, but no machinery could close the gap between her world and the world for which I had been summoned to speak. When the host asked me about my body, her face faded from the screen, and was replaced by a scroll of words, written by me earlier that week. The host read these words for the audience, and when she finished she turned to the subject of my body, although she did not mention it specifically. But by now I am accustomed to intelligent people asking about the condition of my body without realizing the nature of their request.
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She provided the heart of "Super Fly," the love interest with the heart of gold who wanted a white picket fence someplace far away from the grimy existence of early '70s Harlem. She has a son, who happens to be singer Derek McKeith. And he has an Instagram account. I messaged him, and he was very nice, agreeing to pass along my phone number. The nerdy movie fan that I am, I was enthralled when she called. For about 45 minutes, I got to talk to the only living member among the lead actors in the "Super Fly" cast. On Aug.
Letter to My Son
Chrissy Teigen revealed today that she is pregnant , nearly two years after she suffered the devastating loss of baby jack. The year-old, who already shares daughter Luna , six, and son Miles , four, with her husband of almost 10 years, John Legend , announced the news via Instagram, sharing two mirror selfies that showed off her burgeoning bump. In the photos, the mother -of-two is dressed in a cropped black T-shirt and sheer Gucci pants, as she poses against a backdrop of her walk-in-wardrobe. Teigen, who earlier this year shared that she had resumed IVF after the passing her son in October , wrote an emotional caption to accompany her current pregnancy announcement.
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