Ida Sey

Wole Soyinka spent more than a year in solitary confinement writing on toilet paper. He made ink from dirt and water, sharpened bones from his prison meals into pens. Visitors smuggled the pages out. They became The Man Died and A Shuttle in the Crypt. Nigeria was fighting a civil war over... See more

I asked Substack: what is the one book that changed your perspective on life the most? After HUNDREDS of responses, these were the top 25 — in order of how often they were suggested (save this list): 25. Meditations, Marcus Aurelius 24. On the Shortness of Life,... See more

Candle Magic Tip: light a candle and whisper to the flame everything that’s weighing on you. blow it out when you feel your chest loosen. congrats, you just did a release ritual.