Let’s begin… again, 7months later
And so she said…
Twenty-two, where you’re not too old to take risks but also not so young anymore. I was hesitant to write at all because I wanted to write a certain way and felt inadequate. Eventually, though, I realized that writing that way wouldn’t be me, so here it is.
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June 11, 2026, 3:13 p.m. I’m exactly 14 days away from turning 22. As the days roll into weeks and months, a thought that was always in my heart gained a spotlight: “Quit saying you will and actually just start,” and I guess I’m on the right path.
To a random person, you do not expect someone who isn’t exactly a reader to be a writer. For as long as I can recall, I’ve always had the nudge to write but never did due to fear of criticism and the fact that I seldom read books. My friend Segun calls me on a random afternoon, precisely 20th December, 2025; in his words, “God has asked you to write.”
Well, this is me obeying those instructions seven months later. Let’s see what Emuesiri writes with time………
