I was born in Marietta Georgia lol. I've never even met a full-blooded Ghanaian.

Well it's very important to me to know where I came from. Who I am, and what I should have been, to value what I have I should also be aware of what was taken from me. I hope that makes sense.

It will never see the light of day.

It'll have to be another time. I'm writing chapter 47 now.

Well if you're looking to keep secrets, a public comment section might not be the way to go 😅

Thank you kindly :>

Dominica, actually. My family was brought from Ghana however long ago that island was colonized though.

Funny you should say that......... 😶 *refuses to elaborate for all time and ever.*

My mother told me the story like her mother told to her in the islands she grew up. It kind of reminds me of Aesop's fables or the biblical parables kind of story structure.

I will say, though, (and I hope you don't mind my impropriety in saying so, but it needs to be stated) that the gentleman or noblewoman that you referred to before, must be a very lucky individual! I think about any person would love to have the intimate attention of a so-called "manic pixie dream girl;" even if intermittent.

Thank heavens.

You'll see! 😁

I'll take your word for it haha 🤭

Oh that's surprising. It was pretty common bedtime fare in my dinner table lol. To answer your other question, I think you misunderstand. African culture is MY culture. It's rare to have lore like that survive the passage of time—and an ocean of separation—so it means all the more to me as a vestige of the land my ancestors belonged. (which is also why I can't bear to see him in an antagonistic role for long. It's the only way he fits though! 😭)

That's a really comforting thing to know. I'm trying my best! I worried since I wrote her to be so avidly consumed by her masculine compatriot it might seem like I was writing a damnified pixie dream girl. 😓 I'm glad to hear it did not seem so egregious a mistake as to confound your notice :>

I do so adore vocabulary, and I hope that treasured and rapt fascination carries through with every page of my novel. You will learn many more such words if you stick with me, kid!

She's not the only one 👀

You should look it up! Anansi is one of my favorite characters in all of fiction, so I had to include him in the tale somehow—Probably because I grew up with it.—I suppose it's not as popular a children's tale for those outside African culture lol. I'm guessing you didn't have any black friends growing up?

Please invite your girl friends! I need to know for absolute certain that I nailed the feminine perspective. It keeps me up at night worrying that I've flanderized my fairest lead. I do so solemnly DESPISE when men write women with shallow character depth, and I would just about die if that were to be the initial impression my narration inspired 😭