so i was chilling at my fav coffee spot today, scribbling down some notes for the next chapter of my novel. had my headphones on, blasting some old school rock, when this dude taps my shoulder. turns out, he's a fan of my books and recognized me! said he loved how real the crime scenes felt and asked if i was ever in the mob 😂. we ended up chatting for like an hour. dude's name is ben, and he runs a true crime podcast. we exchanged numbers, might even collab. life's weirdly awesome sometimes, right? 