We were getting ready to head into town and do a reading when I asked Samiya if she would write a word on me.

Now, I have to note that since beginning this project I have had the privilege of being at two retreats with other writers. So it is in this context that I have gleaned words to grace my body. Samiya wrote "transmogrify" - which means, simply stated, to change in appearance or form. Which is a beautiful play on the change visualized on my body by the mere presence of words. Which I then had to illustrate in the act of taking the photograph.

Very cool.