Description is exactly ToC Critics’ Picks (p12); A Home of Our Own by Kate Brandt (p18); An Artist of Distinction by Katie Brown (p24); Controversy Becomes Her by Judith M. Redding (p26); On the Cover: Musician Me’Shell NdegeOcello (p32); A Date with Spring by Neda Photography (p36); Small Press Makes Big by Gayla M. Worrell (p40); Family in Crisis by Victoria A. Brownworth (p44); Surrendering to the Moment by Laura L. Post (p50); Touring Toronto by Rachel Pepper (p56).