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    I'm Christal Clashing — Antiguan ocean rower, freediver, author, and aquatic educator. My life's work is restoring fractured relationships between people and the sea: through adventure, education, and story.

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    Yemoja's Anansi: A Short Story - an Afro-Caribbean speculative story exploring black aquatic culture and heritage.

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    Yemoja's Anansi begins in the deep. A speculative Afro-Caribbean story about ocean fear, cultural memory, and a woman who crossed the Middle Passage. Sign up to receive the first chapter straight to your inbox.

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    To be released in February 2022

    Yemoja's Anansi Ebook

    Yemoja's Anansi Ebook

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    2 reviews
    'Yemoja's Anansi' is a re-imagining of the Anansi stories brought to the Caribbean on slave ships from Africa. It is a story exploring black aquatic culture and heritage.

    This story is illustrated with underwater photos with make-up by Aarati Jagdeo and shot by Stella Photography, both of Antigua and Barbuda.

    Reviews:

    "...a refreshing and timely revival of our Caribbean literary heritage" - Dr Reg Murphy MBE, archaeologist, Antigua and Barbuda

    "...beautifully illustrated, tactfully executed and a joy to read." - Howard Allen, filmmaker HaMafilms, Antigua

    "...Anansi inspired stories like this one can still fuel the imagination..." - Barbara Arrindell, author of Turtle Beach, bookstore owner in Antigua & Barbuda

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