Story By Diva
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Diva

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“Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind, is written large in his works.” — Virginia Woolf Hello????. My full name is Divine Eruoghororere, I am a Nigerian, and presently an undergraduate of the university of Benin. I have always been a passionate writer, but due to lack of essential resources, I have been stuck in the amateur rank, for years... “You don’t start out writing good stuff. You start out writing crap and thinking it’s good stuff, and then gradually you get better at it. That’s why I say one of the most valuable traits is persistence.” ― Octavia E. Butler And for years I have been persistent, consoling myself with such quotes, but still... “There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” ― Maya Angelou Truer words have never been spoken. So wish me luck as I set off to fulfill my dreame, with limited resources, a neck tight schedule, uninterested family members, and a whole lot of passion... “I believe myself that a good writer doesn’t really need to be told anything except to keep at it.” — Chinua Achebe
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Updated at Feb 18, 2020, 21:38
On a cold september evening, after a hard days work, cool bath and simple dinner, I was getting ready for bed when a glow tearing through the night clouds caught my attention, I strolled to the window, enraptured by it, only to find it was a comet. Though a bit disappointed, I still forced a smiled at the beautiful light in the sky, reminding me of myself, how far I'd come, and how far I still had to go. Tired of watching the comet, I returned to bed, with a simple prayer on my lips...
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