Quote: E. B. White on Writing as an Act of Faith
E. B. White was a celebrated American writer. He contributed to the New Yorker magazine, writing musings, poems and sketches with admirable wit and humor. He also co-authored “The Elements of Style,” with William Strunk, Jr., which has become an essential style guide for writers (and non-writers). He was also a well-known children’s book author with three books to his credit including Charlotte’s Web and Stuart Little.
On writing, he says:
Who Hates Plantains? Every (Good) Person Loves Plantain Chips
Dodo a.k.a Fried Plantains
“I hate plantains!” said nobody ever.
Have you met anyone who absolutely hated plantains or plantain chips?
I haven’t.
After Spraying Money at Nigerian Weddings and Parties, Where Does it Go?
Spraying Money at Nigerian Parties
Spraying money is a standard, popular tradition at Nigerian parties. That includes weddings, birthday parties, etc. Wherever there’s a live band or DJ or someone’s phone playlist supplying good music, Nigerians will rise to their feet and hit the dance floor. And the dance floor is where the spraying of money happens. Some folks call it a “money rain,” and others simply call it “throwing money away.”
Whether you paste individual one dollar bills on the forehead or chest of the dancer or throw a wad of cash in the air, the general term we use to describe it is “spraying.” You are spraying money.
If you’re like me, perhaps, you have often wondered what happens to all that money after spraying it.
Oya come, make we speculate together.
Don’t Feed Honey to Babies: The Danger of Infant Botulism
Infant Botulism, a type of food poisoning that affects babies, was the last thing I expected to discover when I started reading about babies and honey.
It all started a few months ago …
Unique Children’s Names and the Modern Nigerian Christian
Children’s names are important for many reasons. For starters, a child’s name is the primary means that people – family and non-family members alike – will use to refer to that child. Honey, Baby, Darling, Sweetie and other terms of endearment, or even nicknames, are fine, but they can never replace the formal name of a child. Have you ever met a child with no name?
Me neither.
Quote: Eugene Ionesco on Why a Writer Never Has a Vacation
Eugene Ionesco was an acclaimed playwright who wrote mostly in French. Born in 1912 to a Romanian father and a French mother, Ionesco’s plays or “anti-plays” explored life’s mysteries and meaninglessness. In recognition of his work, he was awarded several prizes including the Tours Festival Prize for Film, Grand Prix National for Theatre, Monaco Grand Prix and the Austrian State Prize for European Literature.
His thoughts on writing and the impossibility of taking vacations are captured in this quote:
Quote: Michael Chabon on What it Means to be a Writer
Michael Chabon is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include his first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburg, The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and Wonder Boys, which was made into a movie (2000), starring Michael Douglas.
On what it means to be a writer, he states simply:
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