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""It's May 10, 2025, and I receive a message from Cathy inquiring about how I would feel about providing 3 map-like sketches for her upcoming book with her mother. My initial thought was ""me, provide sketches for a book?!"", however, I was grateful that I was even entrusted to carry out the task and tap back into my gift of drawing. I received the drafts of the stories that I illustrated for, and wow. The stories were so vivid that I could see myself with Ms. Mary and Cathy as if I were tagging along with them on the many adventures they embarked on. In reading these stories, I was met with humor, uneasiness, frustration, sadness, and even humbleness. These stories of Black History, AMERICAN HISTORY, make me proud to be who I am and I hope these stories provide meaning for the reader as they dive into them and find something for themselves along the way."" - Shantal (illustrator) _____________________________________________________________ ""Cathy is one of the most well-traveled women I know! But with as exciting and interesting as her life has been, I didn't think travel would encompass everything a robust life could offer her audience. Sigh..........never doubt Cathy lol. She somehow managed to tie her unique way of seeing things, her passion, her purpose, her craziness, and her off-the-wall stories, and weave it into the tapestry of travel. Again, making something that could've been mundane and adding her own touch of magic to it."" - Shumara _____________________________________________________________ ""It felt like I was right there with Cathy and her mom, laughing, exploring, and learning along the way. It's a wonderfully written and entertaining collection of travel experiences that truly capture the joy of exploring the world with your person. Through their eyes, I felt the thrill of getting a little lost and the beauty of discovering new places together. Each story felt genuine and insightful, offering not just travel tales but reflections on connection, curiosity, and adventure."" - Brookie _____________________________________________________________ ""I got your book out of my mailbox at 3:30 and started reading at 4. It is now 6 and I just closed the book. It was fabulous! It made me laugh and cry. I can just hear your mama cussing! Your journey through all the historical places carried me to places I'll never see but would like to go. Your viewpoint was incredibly poignant for places like the plantations, the Edmund Pettis Bridge, Memphis, and the Legacy Museum and the Lynching Museum. I could feel your pain. I am so incredibly proud of you and mom for this wonderful book. Loved the letter to your mom! It really made me cry because I remember what a dedicated, hardworking mama she was when we worked for Halifax County Schools."" - Nancy
