While at the University of Memphis I heard Carolyn See on the Dianne Rheam show. She said you should send someone whose work you like a note of encouragement every week! I haven't quite kept that pace but I have sent some folks whose work I love trophies over the years. Here's the trophy I sent Terri Gross from WHYY's "Fresh Air". She sent me an email a few weeks later and said it was on her desk!
