“Mema, you give up too easily.” This is one of my earliest weirdest and yet unexplained experiences. A girl, who absolutely did not know me, said this to me. She didn’t remember blurting it out right out of the blue when I asked her about it later. A spirit of divination? Perhaps. Anyway, after hearing… Continue reading A Time to Give Up
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A Letter To My 15 Year Old Self
Dear Fifteen Year Old Me, You’re in a new phase of your life, you’re more open now, and you’ve made even more friends. I’m proud of you. But you’ve also embraced sadness as a way of life. You think way too much, and read too much meaning in the smallest of things. You want so… Continue reading A Letter To My 15 Year Old Self
The Damsel and the Divination Part II: Short Fiction
Eni felt sick, too sick to continue, but Maji would not let her retreat. There was more money to be made. It was time for dinner, and Maji was in the mood for something richer in his food as the money he had made off her was bountiful today. Eni looked half like a corpse… Continue reading The Damsel and the Divination Part II: Short Fiction
The Damsel and the Divination Part I: Short Fiction
“Sit here. Rub this,” the old woman said. Five year old Eni did what she was told. She sat on a small wooden stool as the old bent woman paced around the little hut, chanting, murmuring, speaking to someone Eni could not see. Suddenly, the woman stopped. A look crossed her face that Eni could… Continue reading The Damsel and the Divination Part I: Short Fiction
About Giving Up And Dreams And Freedom
How are you doing today? I’d like to share a few things with you that I’m discovering. Do you feel like throwing in the towel right now? Let’s make sure you’re “throwing in” the right thing. I hate the feeling of being stuck; it’s so overwhelming. Sometimes I get what feels like a panic attack… Continue reading About Giving Up And Dreams And Freedom
