I was headed to Duke’s Grocery near Dupont Circle for lunch before I hopped on my train back to New York. I’d noticed you grabbing coffee on my walk (distracted by the sunny day, I had overshot the restaurant and had to double back) and had thought you were quite handsome but was surprised when you stopped to say hello and compliment me by the menu board at Duke’s. (Me, dark hair and dark skin, in sunglasses and a warm black coat.) If you had stayed one beat longer, I would’ve invited you to have a coffee with me. If you ever do see this, please do reach out so we might have that coffee. And for others, I hope this is encouragement to share the compliment - you never know who might need it or what lovely thing it may cause to unfurl…