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D. Watkins is a writer whose work has been published in Huffington Post, Vice, StopBeingFamous, 1729mag, and Salon. Watkins has been featured on NPR’s Monday Morning, The Marc Steiner Show, and Huff Post Live. Watkins holds a Masters in Education from Johns Hopkins University and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Baltimore. He is an adjunct professor at Coppin University and runs a creative writing workshop at the Baltimore Free School. Watkins' debut memoir “Cook Up” will be published by Grand Central in 2015.

  • You must be the change you wish to see in the world.
    Mahatma Gandhi
  • I've failed over and over and over again in my life and that is why I succeed.
    Michael Jordan
  • Do not fear mistakes. There are none.
    Miles Davis
  • The only thing that interferes with my learning is my education.
    Albert Einstein
  • The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.
    Pablo Picasso
  • I can accept failure, everyone fails at something. But I can't accept not trying.
    Michael Jordan