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Always Two Readers
Because I’ve been writing and editing in some size and shape since Michael Jackson still had his fro on, I couldn’t help it that I always read a book as though twins sit inside my head. One is mesmerised by the cadence of words as they march across the paper (or stream through earbuds sitting…
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The Right to Write About One’s Life
Photo by Rushaan S on Unsplash Back when I was ready to wrap up my Master of Fine Arts degree in Creative Writing (major in Creative Nonfiction), my final act was to write a thesis–I called it an autobiographical novel–and defend it before a three-person panel. An MFA thesis defense meant that I had to…
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Excited About the Narrating Life Writing Workshop
Photo by The Climate Reality Project on Unsplash The Narrating Life workshop is roughly fifteen days away and my excitement is building up. After living in Kenya for almost twenty years of my life, I’m finally going to meet John Kiriamiti and learn about his craft and how he began his career as an author.…