With authors already on this site from Europe and Australia, it’s great to be adding a third continental presence. Mr. Ben – otherwise known as Chimezie Benedict Ihekuna – joins us as a previously published author from Nigeria. His first book for us is TALKING THOUGHTS followed by scripts of his plays and film scenes.
On men, women, life, faith, coincidence, and reality…
Mr. Ben is a philosopher of sorts, playing with the words we bandy around in speech, dabbling in the peculiarity of the messages passed across in the form of ‘talking’, and TALKING THOUGHTS is simply thoughts that are talking! Or rather it isn’t just that at all. It’s a combination of poetry, inspiration, and stories touching on gender interests, politics, relationships, general knowledge, philosophy, and science. Above all else, it’s about communication between human beings and the opportunity it brings for playfulness in the passing over of information on feelings and emotions – on our realities – and it’s about how vital the quality of that communication really is.
Born and raised in Lagos, as a child, Mr Ben always imagined he would, one day, become a published writer, poet, essayist, playwright, novelist and narrator. As an adult, three decades later, living alone with an incredible work rate and positive outlook, Mr Ben’s efforts to make ends meet in an incredibly poor and difficult environment has earned the considerable respect of all who have come to know him.
After literally hundreds of rejections,, he has become the published author he has always dreamed of becoming and several of his publications have been turned into screenplays and audio drama podcasts.
Besides being an avid reader and writer, his personal interests and areas of work include animal care, essential food services, AI, alien life, and human empowerment.
Chimezie has congenital CFA, (craniofacial anomalies), a diverse group of deformities in the growth of the head and facial bones and has faced a lifetime of unkind human interaction which has only strengthened his will to succeed.
“Despite being born facially deformed and consequently having to endure the trauma of being look down by society (neighbours, schools I attended, even the churches I was once a member of) during my formative years, I summoned the courage to press on ahead with the burning ambition of becoming useful to myself and society. There was no finance to even see myself basically at the time. But through years of endurance and determination, I was able to pull through my painful childhood and hold onto my imagination of being a published writer and furthering myself in the only way I knew how, expressing myself, speaking, poetry & writing”
Mr Ben’s various works are diverse and captivating and “a more than worthwhile read”, “challenging and thought provoking”, “an incredibly enjoyable listen”, “writes with pain, heart and soul”.
Author bibliography
APS BOOKS/APS PUBLICATIONS 