This episode is about "An Orchestra of Minorities," one of the last books my mother read before she died. In fact, she mentioned it to me during our conversation at her last birthday party on Earth. She referred to one of Chinonso's Chi's addresses in which he begged Chukwu, the creator, for mercy.

I read the book because the idea of the Chi narrating the entire story captivated me. The Chi is a guardian spirit of the Igbo. I wondered if it was the same as the voices I sometimes hear warning me about what was about to happen before it did. I've heard these voices many times throughout my life. For example, a voice informed me that I would be seeing my father for the last time a few months before he died. I heard a voice tell me to say goodbye and that I loved my mother the last time I saw her.