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Afoma UmesiWeekly tips for returning to the basics and finding joy in the mundane when life feels unsteady.
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September Report: Fall Fashion Heroes
Ten months and 26 days ago, my husband and I landed for the first time at the Toronto Pearson International Airport. It was November. We had finally migrated to Canada after years of trying and planning.
When we’d meet new people or talk...
You could literally die tomorrow
If you’d told me at the start of 2025 that my mom would be gone by the end of the year, I would have been very skeptical. I wouldn’t have laughed in your face because I think of morbid accidents happening all the time, but honestly? She see...
I'm the nosiest person I know about other people's businesses
I never thought of myself as someone who could be an “entrepreneur.” I went to school to become a doctor—and I did. Then I did a 180 and started a business writing about children’s books online.
Although I had a couple years stint as a fr...
Summer Report: Sometimes all you need is the promise of a reward.
Happy September!
The last time I wrote this newsletter was in May 🥲 We were on the brink of our first summer in Toronto and I was coming off of my Summer Reading Guide release on Reading Middle Grade.
Now, it’s September. Three FULL summ...
April Report: How to survive a (work) sprint
Is it too late to report on April? I hope not, because I have a big fat report card to show you.
April was a doozy.
I spent the entire month preparing for a huge launch over at Reading Middle Grade (my actual full-time job).
On May 11,...
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Afoma is a writer living in Toronto, Canada. She is the founder of the Reading Middle Grade website and Substack and helps parents find books for kids ages 8-14. She also writes about life, style, and small business on the Press Restart Substack.
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