This is a short story of a youngish woman who lives in a rough neighbourhood and has ambitions of being a writer. She finds out that a celebrity writer will be appearing at her local library to offer lessons in creative writing. The woman is excited by this but does she overate her talents? Or, is the celebrity writer serious in what she has to offer? Do African Americans and blacks in similiar circumstances have anything in common? IThis is an attempt to look at some of these points and explore.All Rights Reserved