# On the Ceiling - by Akotowaa > Ananse, radically reimagined. ## Posts - [How Folktales Are Formed](https://ontheceiling.xyz/how-folktales-are-formed/): Including The Making of OTC2: Green Green Grasses - [Re-introducing... On the Ceiling!](https://ontheceiling.xyz/re-introducing-on-the-ceiling/): The stories were great. The writing was not. The facelift is worth it. ## Pages - [OTC3 Book 3: The Goldweight](https://ontheceiling.xyz/otc3-book-3-the-goldweight/): Yaw Connor needs one more item to complete his quest, which he cannot get unless he and his friends can outfox a crafty enemy.” And circumstances won’t allow Yaw and the Ananse party to leave Kumasi without engaging first with a few funeral rites. - [OTC3 Book 3 Download](https://ontheceiling.xyz/otc3-book-3-download/) - [OTC3 Book 2: The Iron Stone](https://ontheceiling.xyz/otc3-book-2-the-iron-stone/): Teenage Yaw Connor, descendant of Okonore Yaa, finds himself in the middle of a quest much larger than he originally thought. In the words of his girlfriend, Kuukua Annan, “Two adults, three spiders, and four teenagers, armed with nothing but some thread and a handful of vision-inspired drawings, hope to undo a magic trick with life-or-death consequences. Can’t be too hard, abi?” - [OTC3 Book 2 Download](https://ontheceiling.xyz/otc3-book-2-download/) - [OTC3 Book 1 Download](https://ontheceiling.xyz/okonore-trilogy-book-one-download/) - [OTC3 Book 1: The Silver Cowrie](https://ontheceiling.xyz/otc3-book-1-the-silver-cowrie/): Yaw Connor once believed that his girlfriend, Kuukua Annan, was the only teenager with surreal family ties to the famous, folkloric Kwaku Ananse. But when a white tarantula appears to him with a cry for help, he soon realizes that his own legacy is no less strange than Kuukua’s. - [Blog](https://ontheceiling.xyz/blog/) - [Support the Creator](https://ontheceiling.xyz/support-the-creator/): OTC is free to consume. However, creating and distributing art costs time and money, particularly for a project such as this, which involves extensive collaboration. Your support enables Akotowaa to keep creating, and to compensate her collaborators. You can contribute any amount you wish. - [Welcome to Your Free OTC 1 Download!](https://ontheceiling.xyz/welcome-to-your-free-otc-1-download/) - [OTC 3: The Okonore Trilogy](https://ontheceiling.xyz/otc-3-the-okonore-trilogy/): The 3 novelettes in this series are the direct sequel to OTC 1: The Complete Kuukua Collection. Yaw Connor, Kuukua Annan’s oldest friend, discovers that he also belongs to a complex, mythical heritage. Yaw is faced with a challenge that he cannot solve without the help of his friends—nor, of course, the Ananse. Sign up for Akotowaa’s newsletter, The Spinneret, and be the first to know when each story in OTC 3: The Okonore Trilogy goes live! You’ll also get sneak previews of the cover art and synopses before each story comes out, in addition to news and insights from […] - [OTC 2: Green Green Grasses](https://ontheceiling.xyz/otc-2-green-green-grasses/): An original 8-part Anansesɛm audio series. While this series uses characters familiar to Ghanaian folklore lovers, each episode was written by Akotowaa and corresponds to a short story from OTC 1: The Complete Kuukua Collection. Ways to Listen Soundcloud Spotify Apple Podcasts In Green Green Grasses, Ntiwaa from OTC 1 narrates her Kuukua-inspired Ananse stories to a group of kindergarten children, and as one might expect, she completely flips the script! This arm of the OTC project was brought to life through a creative partnership between Akotowaa and Joshua Adjeman (AKA Tronomie), as well as a brilliant cast of their friends, […] - [OTC 1: The Complete Kuukua Collection](https://ontheceiling.xyz/otc-1-the-complete-kuukua-collection/): Kuukua Annan is a teenager with a questionable moral compass, who thinks Kwaku Ananse stories are unoriginal and overdone. However, she soon finds out that the legend of Kwaku Ananse is not something she can ever truly escape from. 8 original short stories by Akotowaa in a single collection. Synopses #1: Kuukua and the Magical Markers Kuukua Annan is exasperated every time she hears an Ananse story. When she’s marked down in an African Storytelling assignment just for being more original, she decides to teach her English teacher a lesson. Unfortunately, she soon discovers that Kwaku Ananse is someone she […] - [FAQs](https://ontheceiling.xyz/faqs/): What genre is OTC? OTC 1 and 3 can be categorized as YA (young adult) fiction. While set in the “real world”, there are light speculative elements in OTC 1 (such as the phenomenon by which all Ananses are born on Wednesday) and heavier speculative elements in OTC 3. OTC 2 is Anansesɛm in all its speculative glory, full of talking animals and allegorical folkloric events. Who is the target audience (age range)? The content of the written projects are very young adult-friendly and can easily be enjoyed by adults as well. OTC 2: Green Green Grasses, is suitable for […] - [The Illustrator](https://ontheceiling.xyz/the-illustrator/): Kaz Aninkorah Kaz is a self-taught multidisciplinary artist, designer & art director based in Accra, Ghana. They specialise in using strong, vibrant imagery supported by a function-first approach to build visual identities and digital experiences for some of Africa’s leading brands and indie creators. When they are not busy showing off their broad skillset and great eye for detail, they like to travel, visit the nearest beach and stare at the sea, meditate, and drink iced coffee.Find out more about Kaz at https://kxzx.studio/. - [Read/Listen Now](https://ontheceiling.xyz/read-listen-now/): The OTC project consists of 3 parts. All are available to read or listen to for free. - [On the Ceiling](https://ontheceiling.xyz/): An Ananse storytelling project by Akotowaa, free to read and to listen to. OTC 1: The Complete Kuukua Collection A free-to-download e-book file. What if Kwaku Ananse was a teenage girl in the year 2017? In a single collection, read 8 different short stories featuring the Ghanaian trickster, Kuukua Annan, as she navigates the transitions from junior secondary to senior high school, and stunning revelations about her spidery paternal legacy. 🕷️ OTC 2: Green Green Grasses An 8-episode Anansesɛm podcast, free to listen to. What if every Ananse story was just a retelling of a real Ananse’s exploits? Green Green […] - [The Creator](https://ontheceiling.xyz/the-creator/): Akotowaa Ivana Akotowaa Ofori is a Ghanaian storyteller. She is a weaver of words in many forms, including fiction, non-fiction and spoken-word poetry. An alumna of the Clarion West writing workshop, Akotowaa has been shortlisted for various awards, including the Miles Morland Writing Fellowship and the Nommo Awards. Her work has appeared in anthologies such as Tor.com’s Africa Risen, Clinamen Editions’ Daring Shifts, and Flame Tree Press’s African Ghost Short Stories. Her work also appears in online magazines such as Jalada Africa and AFREADA. Her debut novella, The Year of Return, was published in 2024 by Android Press (USA) and […] - [About OTC](https://ontheceiling.xyz/about/): What if Kwaku Ananse was just a teenage girl in 21st century Ghana? In 2017, Ghanaian storyteller Akotowaa branded herself “The Spider Kid” and launched On the Ceiling, a multifaceted storytelling project which explores the legends of famous Akan trickster spider, Kwaku Ananse, in a brand-new context. Kwaku Ananse became “Kuukua Annan”, a troublesome fifteen-year-old Ghanaian schoolgirl in middle-class Accra. From May 2017 to November 2017, Akotowaa released a short story each month for free on her blog. These initial 8 stories make up OTC 1: The Complete Kuukua Collection, which is available to download for free. 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