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What’s the kindest thing someone has ever done for you? What’s the Kindest Thing Someone Has Ever Done for You?I have been turning this question over for a while, and my mind keeps returning to the same memory, though it isn’t the most dramatic one I could tell.There was a season when I was stretched…
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If the salary was the same, what job would you be doing right now and why? If the Salary Was the Same, What Job Would You Be Doing Right Now — and Why?I have asked myself this question more than once, usually late at night when the wards are quiet and my mind finally has…
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What’s the weirdest coincidence you’ve ever experienced? What’s the Weirdest Coincidence You’ve Ever Experienced?I used to think coincidences were just statistics wearing a costume — the mathematics of a big, crowded world occasionally repeating itself in ways that feel personal but aren’t. Then a few things happened to me that I still can’t fully shake…
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What’s a book you never finished but still think about? What’s a Book You Never Finished But Still Think About?There’s a book on my shelf with a bookmark stuck at page 140-something, and it’s been there for longer than I’d like to admit. I know exactly where I stopped. I even remember why — life…
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If you had to get a tattoo right now, what would it be and why? If you had to get a tattoo right now, what would it be and why?I have never wanted a tattoo. Needles aside, I have always felt a quiet suspicion toward the idea of putting something permanent on my body before…
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How did you meet your significant other? How Did You Meet Your Significant Other? (A Story I Haven’t Lived Yet)I don’t have an answer to this one yet — not a real one, anyway. But I’ve thought about it enough times, usually late at night after a long call shift or a chapter of my…
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What’s a cultural tradition from your country that you love? What’s a Cultural Tradition from Your Country That You LoveI’ve been asked this question a few times, and my mind always goes to the same place: the New Yam Festival.If you’re not familiar with it, the New Yam Festival — Iri Ji, as we call…
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If you could relive one day from your past, which day would it be and why? If You Could Relive One Day From Your Past, Which Day Would It Be and Why?Someone asked me this question on a slow evening, the kind of evening where the power had gone and I was sitting outside my…
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What’s the last movie that made you cry? WritingWhat’s the Last Movie That Made You Cry?Movies have a strange way of reaching places inside us that everyday life sometimes cannot. A good movie can make us laugh, inspire us, frighten us—and sometimes, unexpectedly, bring tears to our eyes.The last movie that made me cry wasn’t…
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What’s a conspiracy theory you actually find believable? What’s a conspiracy theory you actually find believableI don’t really do conspiracy theories. Chemtrails, flat earth, lizard people running the world — none of that has ever tempted me. I’m a science student. I like evidence. I like things I can trace back to a source.But there’s…
