Friday diary 31: Sweet relief

How do you feel? My friend asked me via text after the debate. Like I just took a massive dump, I said. I felt like shit Wednesday morning. I’d had a few drinks with the other debaters at the hotel bar the night before. I was so nervous. I have been for months, really. But I was shaking on Wednesday. Probably everyone looks back and comes up with better responses than they gave in the moment. But I changed at least two hearts and minds. And young ones, at that.