Setting forth at dawn
Kehinde Soetan
Writer & Researcher
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Setting forth at dawn
The Journey Begins Here
“Reading, therefore, is a co-production between writer and reader. The simplicity of this tool is astounding. So little, yet out of it whole worlds, eras, characters, continents, people never encountered before, people you wouldn’t care to sit next to in a train, people that don’t exist, places you’ve never visited, enigmatic fates, all come to life in the mind, painted into existence by the reader’s creative powers. In this way the creativity of the writer calls up the creativity of the reader. Reading is never passive.” Ben Okri
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Sometimes it’s Hard to Say No: On Self-Realization and Setting Boundaries
CONTINUE READING: Sometimes it’s Hard to Say No: On Self-Realization and Setting BoundariesIt was my deeply held obsession with validation that made me believe that sometimes it is hard to say no. Childhood trauma began as a series of insignificant moments that, overtime, shredded into strong layers of self-doubt and fear. While it might not be entirely fair to attribute all my struggles with saying no to…
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A SHADOW ON THE CLIFF
CONTINUE READING: A SHADOW ON THE CLIFF“Nbo ní Odeda?” the old woman asked, but I did not answer. Instead I pulled out a microchip my mother had given me last night. It was a description of her sister’s shop in Odédá, Ajòké Alámàlá. She instructed me to show it to anyone who asked me about my destination in Odeda or anyone…
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Hello world!
CONTINUE READING: Hello world!Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start writing!
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