The Rememberer

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"The Rememberer" is a soul-stirring coming-of-age novel about Chike, a boy born with an awareness few will ever touch. Raised in Compton, California, amid both love and instability, Chike is gifted-but also burdened-with a spiritual inheritance he doesn't yet understand. Stones whisper to him, rain responds to his presence, and an ancestral voice calls him toward a path he cannot see: "Remember who you are."
From the early stirrings of mystical power to heart-wrenching moments of loss and alienation, Chike's journey is as intimate as it is epic. After a traumatic encounter with the police tears his family apart, he and his parents flee to a new town-but turmoil and awakening follow him. He becomes immersed in faith, challenged by contradictions in scripture, and eventually drawn into trances where spirits speak in symbols and riddles. Along the way Chike is guided by the ancient wisdom of the flower, the butterfly, and the hummingbird-each offering truths about life, growth, and love.
When tragedy strikes again, Chike is propelled into a full spiritual awakening, one that leads him to Sedona, Arizona-where the veil between realms grows thin. There, he meets Little River, a mysterious woman whose entire life was destined to intersect with his. Through her, Chike uncovers the legacy of his great-great-grandmother, Grandolph, a shamanic warrior who defied sacrifice and summoned the rain. With these revelations comes a deeper truth: Chike is the Balancer, the one foretold to restore harmony to a fractured world.
Profound yet accessible, metaphysical yet grounded in real emotion, "The Rememberer" is more than a novel-it's a spiritual awakening disguised as a story.

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Rashid Lumumba was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1979 and has been a storyteller since childhood. At the age of eight, he began crafting short stories, poetry, and music, driven by a need to express what he sensed but could not always explain. Though his creative gifts were evident early on, it wasn't until a high school English teacher offered sincere praise and encouragement that he began to recognize his talent as something meaningful. That early foundation would carry into his college years, where he wrote impactful essays, even though publishing a book was never part of his original vision. Instead, he continued creating through music and poetry, both introspective and thought-provoking in nature.
A charismatic introvert, Rashid is just as comfortable on stage as he is in solitude. It is in solitude where his creativity is most alive-where his thoughts can stretch beyond the noise of everyday life. It was through music that he connected with Sharon Nelson, the sister of the legendary artist formerly known as Prince. During a conversation, she encourages him to explore storytelling beyond lyrics and poetry. She suggested he had a voice that needed to be heard in novel form. At the time, he politely dismissed the idea, but her words planted a seed. Years later, after navigating a series of personal trials, he began to feel something shift inside him. The nudge to write-the one he had ignored-grew louder until it could no longer be dismissed. Writing this book became not just a creative endeavor, but a spiritual calling. He believed that finishing it was necessary to realign himself with a deeper truth. Determined to follow through, Rashid retreated to a secluded ranch, far from distractions, and committed himself to the work. His initial goal was modest-just 100 words a day, simply to establish a rhythm. However, as the days passed, the words poured out. The flow became consistent, and the story began to reveal itself.
"The Rememberer" was born from this quiet dedication. His debut novel is an invitation to remember not only the forgotten parts of ourselves but also the larger story to which we all belong. Today, Rashid continues to write from a place of deep reflection and conviction. His work seeks to bridge the seen and unseen, the worldly and the spiritual, and the personal and the collective. "The Rememberer" is his first novel-but will not be his last.