Kelechi Okafor

Kelechi Okafor has a track record of using her imagination to create something out of nothing. The multi-talented actress, orator, Say Your Mind podcast host, and now debut author of a short story collection called Edge of Here: Stories from Near to Now, talks to me about why writing is a spiritual practice, her Ayahuasca experience in Peru, what inspired the sex scenes in her book, why Black women need to write the stories that make them uncomfortable, science fiction, the art of writing short stories, and the publishing industry at large. There were a lot of screams, laughs, and introspection in this episode. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did.

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Produced by New Strange.

Artwork by Matt Munday.

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