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Chin-Sun Lee's avatar

how cool that research and curiosity led you to write into a genre you'd never imagined tackling! can't wait to see what new tales you've spun, and congrats on all your good news! super exciting.

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

Thank you, Chin-Sun!🌺

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Mary B Hansen's avatar

I love this post. It is a beautiful description of research and how varied and nuanced it can be. It is not always what people think it is..."But your everyday experiences are also research. Research is like the light of day. We don’t notice how light turns tree leaves gold until we pay attention. This also means you may not realize what life is showing you until much later." SO true! Congratulations and good luck on your trip to Africa!

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

Thanks, Mary! I appreciate you!

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Audra B.'s avatar

Congratulations! The opportunity to travel to Africa and write is amazing! Also, congrats for the Louisiana Writer's Award! I love this post today. Turning research into story and the story of your childhood reading and researching ... fantastic!

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

Thank you so much!

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Charlotte Dune's avatar

So amazing on the Senegal trip! Congrats!!

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

Thank you, Charlotte!

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C. Elyse's avatar

Very interesting, thanks for this!

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Maurice Carlos Ruffin's avatar

Thank you, Jamila! That means a lot coming from you.

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