It’s that time of the year again where everyone is on Twitter detailing their extensive triumphs, successes and achievements from all through the year. Congratulations to them, may their joys be lasting and their planting be fruitful. This piece is for those of us who, for whatever reason, have had…
Prolouge:
There is a way becoming distorts you. It is the same way your muscles shred when you grow, how the seed dies in the soil before it begins to germinate. Becoming a writer, being pushed into the darkness of moist soil waiting to grow, has come with many unexpected…
We know so little.
Human beings are so easily deceived of how much we know.
We can’t really blame anyone for this. It is so easy to make this assumption because truly, all around us, humanity is making significant discoveries in science, medicine and technology. It’s safe to assume that…
Twitter gives me the best things.
It has given me such amazing friends, sisters and lovers. But one of the most underrated things Twitter has given me is the discovery of beautiful music. Sometime ago, I asked someone on my timeline for a sexy time playlist full of Nigerian music…
I am deeply in love with myself. Well, on most days.
But for this to have even happened in the first place, I needed to get to know myself. And so, I did.
I learnt about the good things and the bad things. I learnt (and am still learning everyday)…
At this point, it seems like worrying is an integral part of the human experience.
Every single time I successfully battle anxiety in one area of my life, another battle pops up before I can even catch my breath. Journaling really helps me. There is something about putting everything on…
It is with great disdain that I have to say this in the year of our Lord 2021; but I will say it regardless. You cannot shame women for expressing their sexuality. …
I am such a sucker for love.
I love love. In all the many forms in which it presents itself. I love familial love. Nothing like a mother’s embrace, my father’s mouth spilling with laughter and being chased by my sister as we display the exuberance of youth. I love…
21 was an exceptional year.
This time last year, I could not drive, I did not have a law degree and I was afraid of love. Today, I drive (horribly), I am on my way to becoming a legal practitioner and I have risen in love, in the most spectacular…
When I said I was going to teach my body how to find home in this new city, I never knew it would be this hard. I either underestimated Bwari or I overestimated myself. If you have been to Bwari, I think you will agree with option one. …
