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<\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\nFor the first time in the history of the Austin Writers Roulette, they\u00a0posed for the group picture with\u00a0just their shoes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Their most dramatic pose\u00a0came reflected in a mirror they\u2019ve ignored for the past two years.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Their most rockstar bartender agreed to show off her footwear, comfy sneakers with bold yellow stripes, reminiscent of lightning bolts. \u00a0Very apt for her enthusiastic running around.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n The theme drink for the event was a Cuba libre.<\/p>\n\n\n The host, Teresa Y. Roberson<\/strong>, welcomed everyone to Daylight Savings Day, International Women\u2019s Day and the show.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Stephanie Webb<\/strong>, the inspiration for this month\u2019s theme, wore her purple\/pink sneakers, indicative of her triathlete training. She told us about the road she\u2019s walked as a Christian, liberal, descendant of slaves and mixed heritage.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Mackenzie<\/strong> wore her cream stilettos. She shared a story about her husband\u2019s painful journey\u00a0in her shoes when a bigot \u201ccongratulated\u201d him for having a mixed-race family.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Teresa Y. Roberson\u2019s <\/strong>Bootzilla-inspired footwear symbolized a unity of colorful feathers, \u00a0representing the differences among all people. She shared the last time she put her foot in her mouth.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n Donna Dechen Birdwell <\/strong>sported her daughter\u2019s 7th grade shoes. She talked about how she\u2019s been wearing them for 17 years, but for the last 10, her daughter has been teaching her how to walk in her footsteps.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n \u201cI\u2019m wearing falsies!\u201d David Young<\/strong> happily proclaimed about his strap-on buckles. 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