by Linda Orji | Apr 17, 2017 | Classified, Your Story is My Story
Kpachara anya gi Is an Igbo proverb my father taught me that his mother would say to him. What’s interesting about Igbo proverbs and stories is that they can have various meanings. This proverb literally means ‘take your eye’ however it also means:...
by Linda Orji | Mar 4, 2017 | Classified, Your Story is My Story
AND IT’S ALL IN MY HEAD … A PSYCHOLOGIST & JOURNALIST INTERVIEWING A “PATIENT” WHO IDENTIFIES AS THE HUMAN MIND RESERVE : PSYCHOLOGIST: Hello, I’m your psychologist. I’m here to talk to you today with a journalist about why you call your...
by Linda Orji | Jan 15, 2017 | Classified, Your Story is My Story
From a very young age, I’ve always been drawn to story telling, especially those about the underdog, probably because I’ve always been labeled that way growing up. On the weekends when I would travel to NYC to see my mom, while I would wait for her to come meet me, I...
by Linda Orji | Nov 28, 2016 | Classified, Your Story is My Story
I’ve been told that I’m hard to read. I agree. It’s hard to tell what I’m thinking or predict what outlandish thought may develop in my head and exit through my mouth. Yes, I’m unpredictable, so what? Of course, that’s so much easier for me to say today than it...
by Linda Orji | Jun 2, 2016 | Poetry Closet, Your Story is My Story
Scared to lose something I never had, Hoping this is not some type of typical guy 3-month fad. Don’t want to do anything to push him away… Want to make sure I’m there for him to listen to every word he has to say. Deep down inside, I question whether I should...
