September 7, 2022
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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My Life in Montclair

I write about our new town, Montclair. It is full of restaurants and many other amazing places. I think I should get used to walking on Bloomfield Avenue, the main connecting street in town.

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January 29, 2022
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Family Stories

My First Story I have a story I wrote in January 1969! It’s about a Nigerian woman who is facing the unwelcome prospect of a second wife coming into the marriage. Her name is Ifeoma (my daughter’s middle name). Ifeoma … Continue reading

May 24, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Memorial Day

Tide Turning Max Siollun is a Nigerian journalist and historian. I’ve quoted him before. He shared his story in The Guardian about Boko Haram and how the fight has changed. Now it is Boko Haram that is on the run, … Continue reading

May 21, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Names and Meanings

Last Saturday evening my husband Clem and I held a reception with twenty five guests in our home for Bill Schulz, the president and CEO  of the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee, or UUSC. Schulz was previously the executive director of … Continue reading