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I offered you my all
And I think my heart went to live with you
For it now speaks a language only you two understand
It talks of things I do not know by name
And comes to realizations that I cannot explain
It breaks into a song to which I know no tunes
But which I wish so desperately I […]
Life is full of mixed emotions. On one hand, I am thrilled to be going back to Niger. It is a wish come true, to be able to - for the first time in many years - experience the entire rainy season, which is so immensely beautiful in a country that stands barren and dry […]
Today, I reread some old posts as I was moving them over from Ishtar News. One of them was Trusting the impossible. Here is an excerpt:
My mother and I, Cyprus 1983
…Now, that little voice I was talking about two posts ago has been proclaiming lately that her time is up and that from now on, […]
My dad called me at 5 am this morning to tell me that my mother had left us. I don’t know what to say right now, more than that my intellect and my soul are not in unison.
I will be leaving for Sweden on Monday.
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Sorry to learn this. […]
Having read through many of the articles of the June issue of the NewAfrican magazine that my friend brought to me this weekend, I am left with a heavy feeling, wondering why the world is such a sad place.
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At first glance, Stella Orakwue seems like any educated young author who is eager to […]
After a very painful night with no sleep, my mother was finally brought to hospital early yesterday morning by ambulance. My sister and I joined her a few hours later and stayed until reception hours were over; having a very good time together.
I have decided to stay off work for some time, even though I […]
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I just read a post today about a journalist in Uganda who was coerced into paying a woman she had interviewed for an article although she felt it went against journalistic work ethics. At first she was reluctant, but her Ugandan colleague seemed to have valid point: “”You’re going to get […]
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