It may not seem that way, but I am an absolute optimist, an unrepentant optimist.
Yvonne Adhiambo OwuorOne day, I was running to the river. Along the way there was the most exquisite butterfly, a tiny little thing, on the pavement. I kind of jumped over it. And then two days later I woke up in the middle of the night with a character running, jumping over butterflies on the streets of Nairobi. After that, I followed the story. The story wrote itself.
Yvonne Adhiambo OwuorI can edit into infinity. It's such a joy. I'd probably edit until the last word. Until there's only one word left.
Yvonne Adhiambo OwuorThe truth, and nothing but the truth, is that dawn begins with a wrestling match with my soul and a systematic rejection of all the other useful possibilities a day offers. I make obeisance to the story, its characters, and the muse with burnt offerings.
Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor