I know of witches who whistle at different pitches, calling things that don't have names.
Helen OyeyemiIt's true that writing can give new forms to concepts that existed previously with far less clarity, but in terms of the other half of a story's story - the way a story is received and interpreted and used - the audience plays a part in that too.
Helen OyeyemiThe first coffee of the morning is never, ever, ready quickly enough. You die before itโs ready and then your ghost pours the resurrection potion out of the moka pot.
Helen OyeyemiI see all mythology as one tradition, a way of disseminating knowledge that must come to us in code so that we can live sanely with it, since some forms of knowledge are too dark, or too complex, to be plainly spoken. And so we have these weird (and also sometimes entertaining and surprising and heartening) tales that belong to all of us.
Helen Oyeyemi