Butter Honey Pig Bread by Francesca Ekwuyasi

Author:Francesca Ekwuyasi
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Published: 2020-01-14T16:00:00+00:00

Letter no. 97

March 25, 2015

Central Library, Halifax

Dear Kehinde,

What’s the weather like in Montreal?

Today Halifax is covered in a thick grey fog, but it’s humid, and it’s one of the warmest days I’ve experienced in the last three weeks. The sky here can be pretty indecisive, I think that’s why people talk about it so much. Everyone I’ve met so far is atypically friendly. So far the Canadian stereotype is proving to be accurate, but they aren’t necessarily warm, more like polite. That’s more than I can say for South London folk. I do miss it, though. I miss the grit and honesty.

I’ve been staying out of trouble. My apparition buddy is still with me, though she’s not quite an apparition anymore. Anyway, I have to go. Today’s free event at the library is a mini conference put on by one of the universities here called, “Who Belongs Here: Conversations on Race and Space in K’jipuktuk.” K’jipuktuk is the Mi’kmaq name for Halifax. Mi’kmaq is the name of the Indigenous peoples of the Atlantic provinces like Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and some other areas I don’t know too much about yet. I’ve been learning a little bit about the way Canada was formed as a nation. Like about the European colonizers, and the way they straight-up killed and stole and raped (as they do) and attempted to destroy the original people on this land.

The conference should be interesting, and if not, then I hope they have snacks.

Love always,

Taiye

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