Flowers for Black Writers: The Cookout Library

Honoring the Inspirational Voices Behind My Letters to My Son

Dear Reader,

This letter is for you, not for Myles.

I want to sincerely thank you for reading my letters to my son, Myles. I started writing to him when he was born last June, and today, these letters have reached over 1400 people across 47 US states and 68 countries!¹

These letters have been healing for me as a young father, but they have also allowed m…