I believe that Jesus was both priest and poet. Imagine those powerful parables! My experience as a priest tells me it's not possible to reach the hearts of the congregants without a bit of poetry and storytelling.
Uwem AkpanMaybe if we can find time to hug and cherish our families and the people around us, child suicide or college suicide wouldn't be rampant.
Uwem AkpanFor me, as I've said many times, the story is not research. The story is how the characters relate with each other and with the environment... I try to apply my imagination to what could have happened and how a little child could have viewed and processed the event.
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