THE TAXAIDER NEWSLETTER VOL 2, ISSUE 10 (OCTOBER 2020)

First Thoughts: Like the Phoenix; Like Nigeria.

I grew up reading a lot of fantasy story books and believed for a very long time in the existence of a lot of mythical creatures. I looked forward to encounters with fairies, centaurs, bush babies, unicorns, dinosaurs and mermaids among others. I was almost a teenager before I got to finally accept that I was never going to actually see any of these creatures and so had to settle for the encounters with them in these story books and movies. I read all the 7 Harry Potter Books by J.K. Rowling from my early teens and into my early twenties and of course watched every single one of the movie adaptations and this simply reinforced my fascination with the imaginary world.

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