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This is an African prose fiction blog for my chicklit and speculative fiction flash stories and library reads. Read shorter, quirky, intriguing and (insert your own adjective) chicklit, erotica, fables and romance in a flash. Visit my growing library of curated contemporary African literature through my reviews in WHAT I AM READING

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Caryn says:

June 22, 2017 at 4:22 am

Hi Amethyst!

Your blog is quite interesting and I have subscribed. I am a passionate reader/viewer of fiction. Would you be interested in participating in a Ph.D. dissertation research project on the transformative influence of fiction? I am a Ph.D. candidate in psychology with a concentration in transpersonal psychology at Sofia University. I am in particular need of people of color as participants. I can send more information about myself and the project. Please let me know. Thanks.

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1. Adaeze Samuel says:
  
  June 23, 2017 at 1:14 pm
  
  Hey, Caryn. I appreciate your interest. I live in Lagos, Nigeria. My email address is listed on my Contact page. I am interested in participating in your research. Email me. All the best.
  
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2. Adaeze Samuel says:
  
  December 8, 2017 at 4:42 pm
  
  Hey, I just checked my spam today and I came across your message. Thank you for reading. If its too late to participate I’m sorry I couldn’t participate.
  
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  1. Caryn says:
    
    December 8, 2017 at 9:00 pm
    
    Hi Adaeze,
    
    We did connect at that time and you were very busy with a project. However, I am still in need of participants and would certainly welcome interviewing you if you are now available. Thanks. Caryn
    
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  2. Adaeze Samuel says:
    
    December 10, 2017 at 7:13 am
    
    Oh, it was you Caryn. It’s the holidays, I can participate now.
    
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  3. Caryn says:
    
    December 10, 2017 at 5:36 pm
    
    Great! I’ll send you an email from my other research project email address.
    
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  4. Adaeze Samuel says:
    
    December 12, 2017 at 6:39 pm
    
    Alright then
    
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Life Update: # This novel hasn't left my DNF list but Meet Cute has! # I used my beat depression routine to pull myself higher last week. # You'll find a new feature review of Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi on the blog for last week's Flashback Friday Fiction. # As I prepare for my exams this month I won't be posting as frequently as before. # With my meal plan(began mid June) and exercise routine (started mid July) I feel healthier and fitter. I have one side tummy fold. I'm still getting used to it. # I've been able to clear my face and retain half inch of my natural hair growth. # I'm trying new ways of taking book photos and maybe a theme. # Page 113 into The Summer of Jordi Perez and the best burger in Los Angeles by Amy Spalding has me reminiscing about my experiences with friends, body positivity and career goals. # I had a surprise launch for tomorrow but I'm postponing it till September. I'm going to launch a new Tuesday feature series on the blog called ZAZA. ___________________ If you'd like to know my beat depression routine or about my meal plan comment below. PS: click link in my bio to read my Children of Blood and Bone review. Image source: #amethystshotx _____________________ #amethystsawwrites #lifeupdate #bookstagram #books #iread #bookworm #bibliophile #writersofig #bookdragon #africanliterature #africanwriters #bookblogger #lagosblogger #readinglist

I picked up Fine Boys by Eghosa Imasuen yesterday because it's been on my DNF list since May. I don't like leaving a book unfinished but I just lost interest in it. Anyway I picked it up and opened up when my bookmark was wedged. ________________ "Doggy Style" on page 125 caught my eyes and for a second I questioned myself and the boys. I couldn't remember where I stopped reading or how the boys could already be having sex! Then I reread the paragraph. Phew, they were at a party where the Snoop Dogg's doggy style was being danced to. ___________________ I made gizzdodo following my sis' recipe all by myself this weekend. Sadly, the last portion went with my breakfast fries and shredded cabbage to my tummy. How has your Monday been? Image source: #amethystshotx ______________________________#amethystsawwrites #gizzdodo #books #africanliterature #bookdragon #forgettenreads #bookstagram #bookblogger #writersofig #bibliophile #bookstagram #iread #lagosblogger

In a bid to reduce the amount of carbonated drinks I take. I take a few healthy drinks alongside water. Drinking a cup of ginger tea has now become a part of my morning routine. It began as just a morning tea to burn belly fat..now it's a flavourful way to curl up after my morning prayers. _________________ When I woke up to the thundering rain today. I stopped at my kitchen to peel a ginger root then chop it up. These tiny pale yellow cubes joined a pot of water lit. I remember the morning I forgot to drink ginger tea last week. I was so hungry that day. Ginger tea is a strong appetite suppressant, unknown to me. I've been drinking it because I feel really hydrated, light and cleansed by each cup. Plus I like to chew the ends of my drink. _____________________ Although, I'm reading The Summer of Jordi Perez and the best burger in Los Angeles by Any Spalding. Each chapter is a reward for a day of project research and writing and exam reading. QOTD: Can you guess what book from my DNF list is up there? Image source: #amethystshotx ____________________ #amethystsawwrites #africanwriters #bookstagram #bookblogger #bookworm #iread #books #bibliophile #lagosblogger #bookquestion #africanliterature #writersofig #teatime #healthydrink

When Dimple Met Rishi, coffee splashed while hopes soared. Reading this stellar YA Romance by @sandhyamenonbooks has been Kismet! First August TBR book, READ! ___________________ "This is our lives. We get to decide the rules. We get to say what goes or what stays, what matters and what doesn't." I fell in love with Dimple first then with Rishi faster. This novel discusses a lot of questions young ambitious persons with caring families ask. It was delightful that I got to watch Dimple and Rishi warm up to each other after their not so polite first meet. The friendship both characters build becomes a strong foundation for their mutual respect, attraction, and other things. How alive Dimple Shah is, is revitalizing. She would call to me in between lectures and my LL.B research time. Asking if I wasn’t curious about her and Rishi’s app development progress or treasured art in Rishi’s sketchpads or their kissing tab (I kept one). Rishi Patel, unlike my suspicions, was kind, sweet, thoughtful and responsible aka. a hundred yards of husband material! Their chemistry was erotica gold and fanfic worthy! Other minor characters also had diverse interests, races, financial backgrounds, personalities which added to the conflict and climax of this YA Romance. To read more about my thoughts and literary critique. Click the link in my bio. I’m now on a search for a bar like the one Rishi took Dimple to on their first non-date turned date night. I mean limited edition books, food and cocktails! I’m going to be searching Lagos. If you can suggest such a place, I'd appreciate it. ____________________ QOTD: What book from your August TBR will you read this weekend? Image source: #amethystshotx #amethystsawwrites #bookreview #booklover #yaromance #tigernuts #whendimplemetrishi #bibliophile #bookstagram #readaholic #qotd #bookquotes #writersofig #bookblogger #lagosblogger

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..while trying to achieve my #ReadingGoals2018 I’ll share some poetry that speaks to me, whispers wisdom and is thought provoking.

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‘Today, I watch the future sneak

out from borders of dusk’s aperture,

trusting nature to solve the riddles of thunder

into crashing shimmers across the skies’.

The Exile’s Lover by Jumoke Verissimo

from Saraba’s Special Issue- DISPLACEMENT.

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Amethyst Saw means to heal with reading. Through my stories I create new worlds, manoeuvre alternate realities, express my views on life, escape Lagos noise to live through my characters and make unforgettable memories. AMETHYST SAW, My Quirky Creative Fiction Narrative is a literature blog.

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