Navigating Life through Reading and Writing with Author Odyssa Abille (E53)
In today’s episode, I am chatting with Odyssa Abille. Odyssa is a teacher and writer based in Vietnam, originally from the Phillippines. She is the writer of two poetry books entitled Like a New Sun Rising and From Where I Stand.
Her articles and poety are featured in international publications such as Amendo, The Good Men Project, GirlTellMe, and The Fairy Tale Magazine. In the Phillippines, her essays are part of an anthology titled Good Street under 8Letters and an upcoming project of Summit Books.
She is currently a mentee and BIPOC scholar at Middle Tennessee State University’s Write program, under the mentorship of American journalist and author, Jennifer Chesak. Outside of work and writing, she is into yoga, dogs, quiet cafes and long walks.
Odyssa shared a fantastic list of journal prompts, I have included them below:
Gratitude journal
Affirmations
Creative life
Getting things done
Quarterly goals
Odyssa shares so much insight in this episode. It is real, raw and relatable and she shares with us how she has used reading and writing to process through life’s trials and tribulations. I absolutely love this quote from the episode “a dream should be something that scares you.” I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.
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Show Notes
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Books and authors mentioned in the episode:
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Bug Off by Meagan F. Clements
Sweet Valley High books by Francine Pascal
The Babysitter's Club by Ann M. Martin
Nancy Drew books by Caroline Keene
Hardy Boys books by Franklin W. Dixon
Getting Things Done by David Allen
These Precious Days by Ann Patchett
On Earth We Are Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong
Dust Child by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
Book Flight
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
All Along You Were Blooming by Morgan Harper Nichols
Tiny, Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed
Dessert Pairing
The Mountains Sing by Nguyen Phan Que Mai
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