5 days agoXI: You hung the moon beautifullySo I trust you with my life, even when the hands of time seem stuck. Tomorrow I might wake up and want to cut all my hair off and pretend as it falls off that all my troubles are leaving me. My fears showed up in my dreams, so I…Time4 min readTime4 min read
Mar 8X: Whatever side you are on…Things aren’t always as you remember or think. It’s why I sometimes don’t trust the first-person narrative point of view. It’s also why I don’t trust my memory on most days. Even as I write now, I cannot guarantee that the things I would tell you would be completely true…Creative Non Fiction4 min readCreative Non Fiction4 min read
Feb 24IX: Red Lipstick & ConfessionsI am still fascinated by how one thought could lead to other unrelated thoughts. The first time I owned red lipstick and wore one was in 2013... or was it 2014? My brother just returned with something he called a Riri-woo lipstick and a box of perfume. He tried to…Creative Non Fiction4 min readCreative Non Fiction4 min read
Feb 11VIII: Come, let’s hold this turning stick togetherThose who say too many cooks spoil the broth have obviously never made amala or pounded yam for more than five mouths. Come, let’s hold this turning stick together. This matter pass my power. It requires the attention of the elders. How does one address this matter without running naked…Creative Writing5 min readCreative Writing5 min read
Feb 6VII: Let’s talk about love over a cup of hot chocolateTonight, I will sleep beside my lover, knowing it may be the last time before things start to change. Tomorrow’s our due date. The thing about my lover is that he’s not my lover. I mean, I am not his lover. Not in a way that we are each other’s…Unrequited Love3 min readUnrequited Love3 min read
Jan 19VI: How does one touch Him?How does one return to a home one left so defiantly, slamming the door so hard the foundations of the walls shook? The earliest memory I have of God is in my dream as a friend in white who waited to hang around with me in a green garden with…Creative Writing5 min readCreative Writing5 min read
Jan 17V: In this universe, you are…In an alternate universe, you’re not you; an overthinker plopped on a soft fading grey rug going over a conversation for the thousandth time, mentally pulling apart petals chanting “he loves me, he loves me not.” There’s no nagging voice in your head asking that you make yourself the subject…Creative Writing3 min readCreative Writing3 min read
Jan 12IV: This writer wants you to have courageEverything this writer wants you to know but has no courage to tell you: I. No matter the number of times you scream ‘God abeg’ a day, you’ll still go and come back from a lot as you need to. …Courage3 min readCourage3 min read
Jan 9III: It’s not you, it is what it is.The search for the day: “Why do people resent others for rejecting their love?” I had no idea at first that this was a common occurrence. That it would require conscious effort on your part not to be angry at someone for making a decision. The same one one makes…Creative Writing4 min readCreative Writing4 min read
Jan 4II: How does a writer make a name for herself?“In the name of the Father, Son and every writer who dared say her name, she moved closer to each stall, her grip on the anxiety ball tightening with each step. She felt suffocated in her oversized brown sweater, the heel of her boots dragging annoyingly as the intensity of…Creative Writing5 min readCreative Writing5 min read
