![]() ![]() Having my words voiced by Mahershala Ali and Kate Winslet and knowing that they’re helping to bring calm to so many people during the pandemic, is amazing. I’m a film fanatic, so I loved collaborating with the team at Nutopia and figuring out how to blend my sensibility with the stunning visuals and soundtrack. I gotta say, writing two episodes of A World of Calm, Calm’s collaboration with HBO-Max, was a highlight. Buy it from your local bookstore or Bookshop. I’m also really proud that I helped with finding diverse voices to include and that all profits go to support independent bookstores. It’s the first anthology chronicling these strange times and provides a balm for readers. I’m thrilled to be the opening essay in Alone Together: Love, Grief, and Comfort in the Time of Covid-19. Buy it from your local indie bookstore or Bookshop. It won the PEN Open Book Award fifteen years ago but still regularly makes listicles for inspiring travel books, for which I’m so grateful and amazed. I rather accidentally ordained as the country’s first Black Buddhist nun, and I include my nun diaries in the book’s margins. But I’d be interested to hear what you all like because I’ve become a little bit of a nerd about. My first memoir, Meeting Faith, tells my story of being type-A, having a breakdown, and putting myself back together in Thailand. So if you’re looking for a real lightweight, easy place to do some writing, Calmly Writer. Do you have a favorite piece of work that you are especially proud of and want to highlight? Now I travel the world, finding family and friends in unexpected places, seeking out local crafts and foods, and teaching writing. Before becoming a writing professional, I worked as a community educator, diversity trainer and Buddhist nun. ![]() I especially love opportunities that sound a little bit terrifying, that require me to master new skills, like walking the Camiño de Santiago from Portugal to Spain and then immediately flying to the Cannes Film Fest to speak. We’re pleased to introduce the writer behind two episodes of A World of Calm, Calm’s collaboration with HBO-Max, Faith Adiele. Just remember to click Toggle Full Screen to remove multiple tabs from your sight. Open the site, and youll see a clean white space where you can type away. Its a straightforward online tool that integrates with Chrome extensions such as Grammarly, an online grammar checker. In our Meet the Writer interview series, we’re offering you a window into the brilliant hearts and minds crafting the stories that help millions of people around the world fall asleep each night. Calmly Writer helps minimize distractions while working. Part of the magic infused into Calm’s Sleep Stories comes from the writer. ![]()
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