After months of planning, I finally decided to start something new on the side. Though, a side hustle for now, it’s still borne out of a perceived need; mine! I decided to scratch my itch but this one felt different because I couldn’t exactly do it all by myself. So, what’s this itch? Well, part of my growth plan with Funke and my unborn kids is to learn and share through books. I’m still learning to this day and books have been at the centre of my growth over the years.
There’s a lot that I dream of passing on to Funke for obvious reasons. On one hand, I have an obligation to filter out the noise, negative stereotypes and one-sided narratives from the outside world. The way that I want to do that is by writing, reading and sharing my perspectives on different subjects across different media. It will turn out to be re-education in some respect and other times, pure entertainment. And while I want to do this, I understand my limitation in that I can’t write about every subject; heck, I don’t know everything! Enter books from other authors; specifically children’s book authors. I’ve been buying, reading and storing children’s books that cross my radar before Funke could even say ‘bye’; one of 2 words in her current vocabulary. And before you ask, ‘daddy’ is not the other :-). Rather, it’s ‘thank you’.
Anyways, back to my itch! So, since I can’t write all the books I’d love to share with Funke and since I’d like to make just about any book I love or she loves available across different media and in manners that spark her imagination and creativity, I will help children’s book authors create them!
That in a nutshell is what my partner and I are trying to do at Wafunk Publishing. The first steps have been taken and we’ll see where this journey takes us. In my world, starting is a remarkable milestone because, ‘we start, then learn’ and not the other way around. I know too well it’s not going to be linear. My experience with Genii Games taught me a lot, most of which I suspect I’ve forgotten especially its early days. It’ll be a rekindling of some crazy memories too but it is what it is. In the words of Edith Eger, the past exists as a springboard to a new life. I’ve long embraced it!
