I am one of those people who seem to look on the bright side of things. I recently picked up the interest and zeal to write again after a rather long period of time. I experimented with writing some articles while in High School. And a school mate recently reminded me of the title of a story I wrote back then, titled \"Allamanda\", which was all of 120 pages. She actually asked me about it and embarrassingly, I could not provide a suitable answer, as I had misplaced the book in question. Need I add that it was an unpublished work - a handwritten manuscript. I still beat myself about its loss. An aunt of mine had come across the book and actually read it. She admitted that she had enjoyed reading it. The genre of the story was Romance and I was chagrined that she had read it without asking me first. I dreaded what her reaction to the book might be and I was greatly relieved that she was more interested in the storyline than anything else. Anyway that is neither here nor there. Suffice to say that I picked up some interest in writing, two years ago - did I hear a shoe drop?\n\nThis is a sure proof that my love for writing never ceased. The zeal is still there, thank God!\n\nSo, I got to publish my first book, titled; \"The family of blackbirds and other stories,\" in 2017 . The second book, \"Mimi the deer and other stories,\" was published the next year. Both books belong to the genre of children fiction. Adults would find the books appealing too.\n\nThe family of blackbirds and other stories, are made up of 5 short stories that have some moral teachings that reflect on the circumstances that comply with our existence. There's a cultural mix present as well.\n\nMimi the deer and other stories consist of 5 short stories of a cultural mix that reveals some events that influence the decisions we take. Some magic is attached to one of the stories, for effect.\n\nMy objective of getting these books published was borne out of the desire to provide children with ideas on how to conform to acceptable societal norms and values, as well as getting them entertained in the process. It's a win-win, right?\n\nAs a kid growing up in a middle class family and environment, I had several books accessible to me and I read quite a lot of them. I was drawn more to books written by Enid Blyton and Uncle Arthur. These books provided a source of entertainment and imaginations for me. Therefore, I felt and still feel obligated and encouraged to give something back to the present generation of kids - thanks to these authors who were a source of inspiration to me. They gave a lot of their time and commitment to impact positively on my life as well as those of other kids of my generation.\n\nIt's my pleasure and goal to make a similar impression on children generally and at the same time, have them develop an avid interest for reading, writing as well as improving their vocabulary, in the process.