Eric AtieON FEELINGS OF ALONENESS AND ADULTHOODWe’ve never been adults before and we are, literally, just kicking it as we go.2 min read·Jul 20, 2020----
Eric AtieHOPE TOWNIt’s often said that death comes unexpected, but for Pa Onuma the case was different. He saw death coming a mile away. He sensed it, the…4 min read·Jun 17, 2020----
Eric AtieHE CAME TO YOUAnd as you journeyed to Lagos, it was that image of him leaning on the wall and sobbing into his chest that you took with you, the same one4 min read·Apr 19, 2020----
Eric AtieHow do you say ‘yes, please!’ to his lies?How do you not cringe at his touch when you look into his eyes and find them out?3 min read·Apr 16, 2020----
Eric AtieSTRANGERS AT A BARSTRANGERS AT A BAR. Her laughter pulls me away from the half-sober crowd, away from the drowsiness threatening to take its hold over me…1 min read·Mar 9, 2020----
Eric AtieACCRA NIGHTSI am overwhelmed by the celebration of truths and dreams lived out over and again, tested and tried, collective. Bound by rings of…2 min read·Mar 9, 2020----
Eric AtieI know my mother’s back I broke it once finding my way into this world Arched and directing, It…I know my mother’s back I have grazed through the map of its warmth and forever care, I have experienced its cities Found shelter in its…1 min read·Jul 18, 2018----
Eric AtieSLEEP WITH YOUR EYES OPENMy days are getting lonely and my nights tiring. Most mornings, I wake up to the sound of my own voice; to the notion of my subconscious…3 min read·Jun 3, 2016----