January 8, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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I started writing while at Charles de Gaulle Airport after the flight from Lagos and waiting for the flight to the U.S. Now I’m home in Connecticut, exhausted but relieved to be done with travel for now. Kelvin posted a great picture … Continue reading
September 18, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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New Yam Festival Part 2 My husband Clem said I should have told you more about the meaning and celebration of the new yam festival. I don’t always do what he recommends, as he could tell you, but this time I’m … Continue reading
May 29, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Papa’s Death and Going to the Dibia (native doctor) I promised you the first installment of the chapter from my memoir about meeting the native doctor or Dibia. This chapter starts when we were in London near the end of the … Continue reading
May 9, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Boko Haram has captured headlines around the world. I’m sure you have been reading about the abducted girls from northern Nigeria. The writer Tim Cocks describes the decline of Nigeria’s military in recent decades and why the country is finding … Continue reading