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Since this post is about storytelling, let’s start with the story of how this post came about. I had the idea to write about African storytelling three weeks ago and I wrote a few paragraphs, and thought to myself, “I’ll come back to it later.” I knew I needed to...

My people! It’s almost May, the month of graduation for many seniors and graduate students. The month of May marks the beginning of the end of an academic year. I can feel that May 2020 is going to be a weird month because we are forced to do things differently...

I don’t know about you, but quarantining is getting harder for me. Last week, I was so full of ideas about things to do while at home that I wrote about it here. This week, I feel tired and in need of rest and self-care. A few years ago, I...

When I was a kid, my dad used to have us write essays as punishment. I remember having to write about family trips and other topics that I blocked out of my memory. I didn’t like it, but as an adult, I see how good of a punishment that was...