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The.Me.I.Be: I (The Writer)
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Ruminations and insights from a spiritual seeker (and other not so spiritual stuff). Jun 26, 2012. The landscape of the most valued literature in academia is often broad, dense and dry. I define myself first and foremost as a writer. I (the writer) value the intangibles that make a written piece resonate. I (the writer) desire to make writing beautiful. The absence of (I) the writer is acceptable and preferred. I (the writer) am not only unheard or insignificant. I am dead. Thanks for sharing . The Wonde...
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The.Me.I.Be: August 2010
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Ruminations and insights from a spiritual seeker (and other not so spiritual stuff). Aug 18, 2010. The African/Asian story un-wound (in me). In my life, my body belongs to Africa. I make love to it. My womb has nurtured its seed. My breasts have nursed two of its daughters. Siem Reap, Cambodia. Rush hour traffic in Siem Reap. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). I was never the same after reading. Shelfari: Book reviews on your book blog. View my complete profile. The African/Asian story un-wound (in me). Bet you...
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The.Me.I.Be: April 2011
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Ruminations and insights from a spiritual seeker (and other not so spiritual stuff). Apr 28, 2011. My Next Vacation Destination Just May Be. For some reason, I keep saying "Bangladesh" when I want to say "Bladensburg" (a city near my home). I'm just spooky/spiritual enough to believe this weird persistant freudian slip. means. Weird as this may seem, in the back of my mind, I'm wondering. should I be singing the song "Bangladesh, boy here I come.". Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). View my complete profile.
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The.Me.I.Be: July 2012
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Ruminations and insights from a spiritual seeker (and other not so spiritual stuff). Jul 19, 2012. The Naked Face of Evil. If I ever cross paths with Keith Richburg, I'd ask him if he still believes Africa is a lost cause. By the end of his book. Out of America: A Black Man Confronts Africa. 1996), he was through - and I do mean. With Africa. It had frustrated him, horrified him and nearly killed him several times. But that was the 1990s. After 15 years, I wonder if he still feels the same. I’ve go...
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The.Me.I.Be: January 2012
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Ruminations and insights from a spiritual seeker (and other not so spiritual stuff). Jan 29, 2012. Nigeria Has No Business Being Soft. There was no electricity and no one wastes petrol running the gen at night. Banana palm leaves as large as elephant's ears wave noiselessly from the neighbor's yard. The wind puffs the edges of thin curtains. Devoid of the incessant background electrical hum and empty of any light but the dim glow of a cloud-scattered moon, softness was all that was left. We slept, surrou...
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The.Me.I.Be: Immigration and the Bastard in Me
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Ruminations and insights from a spiritual seeker (and other not so spiritual stuff). Mar 2, 2012. Immigration and the Bastard in Me. If you were slapped, whipped, lied on, degraded, threatened, humilated, called a whore from the ages of 12 to 21, then you escaped and went on to live your American dream. you'd have a helluva story to tell. Your name would be Ola*. You started out in. She'd be able to work and eventually be eligible for medicare. But "work" isn't what you have in mind. Because if you were.
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The.Me.I.Be: March 2012
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Ruminations and insights from a spiritual seeker (and other not so spiritual stuff). Mar 7, 2012. No One Outside Africa Believes Africa Can Fix Itself. Hoping is hard. I learned that in 2008 when a Black man whose middle name is Hussein and whose last name rhymes with Osama ran for US President. And won. I'll never forget it. Hoping is hard - sometimes there is nothing harder. But you can't give in. It was compelling and radical. It runs counter to everything that's being said about the continent....
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The.Me.I.Be: The Naked Face of Evil
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Ruminations and insights from a spiritual seeker (and other not so spiritual stuff). Jul 19, 2012. The Naked Face of Evil. If I ever cross paths with Keith Richburg, I'd ask him if he still believes Africa is a lost cause. By the end of his book. Out of America: A Black Man Confronts Africa. 1996), he was through - and I do mean. With Africa. It had frustrated him, horrified him and nearly killed him several times. But that was the 1990s. After 15 years, I wonder if he still feels the same. I’ve go...
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The.Me.I.Be: July 2010
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Ruminations and insights from a spiritual seeker (and other not so spiritual stuff). Jul 20, 2010. Untitled) 'cuz the 1st and 2nd titles I came up with suck. If there's one thing living with a foreigner has taught me, it is how to get along with people who are different. My husband and I have been having the same argument off and on for 16 years. When it comes to Africa, we hold diametrically opposed worldviews. He is a tribalist. I am nationalist. Out of many, one. To my American mind, unity is strength.
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The.Me.I.Be: No One Outside Africa Believes Africa Can Fix Itself
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Ruminations and insights from a spiritual seeker (and other not so spiritual stuff). Mar 7, 2012. No One Outside Africa Believes Africa Can Fix Itself. Hoping is hard. I learned that in 2008 when a Black man whose middle name is Hussein and whose last name rhymes with Osama ran for US President. And won. I'll never forget it. Hoping is hard - sometimes there is nothing harder. But you can't give in. It was compelling and radical. It runs counter to everything that's being said about the continent....
