PinnedTobi OjenikeTake me home.As a writer, I early on told myself that I might never get to experience some of the stories I write, feel the emotions of my characters…Sep 5, 20222Sep 5, 20222
Tobi OjenikeThe Unforgiving Sky of MarrakechThe Marrakech sun beat down like a vengeful djinn, turning the dusty air in the Indigo Spice Cafe into a shimmering mirage. The air was…May 9May 9
Tobi OjenikeI know what happens after you die.It’s a story that begins with the departure of our patriarch, a man who held our family together with a gentle strength. His absence…Jun 6, 2023Jun 6, 2023
Tobi OjenikeThe Rain DanceSulia tapped her feet on the mud floor rhythmically as she learned the song her mother chanted. The beads and tiny bells around her ankles…Jan 12, 2023Jan 12, 2023
Tobi OjenikeMs. CourtneyAs she received her cup of coffee from Matt, she scanned the little crowd in the cafe, nobody looked suspicious or out of place but she was…Jan 11, 2023Jan 11, 2023
Tobi OjenikeThe Cafe Love StoryIt started on a sunny Tuesday afternoon at the Intro Cafe in downtown Los Angeles. She had walked in to have coffee and do her work. The…Jan 10, 2023Jan 10, 2023
Tobi OjenikeThe One Who Wouldn’t StayI was 6 when I swallowed a full circle of paracetamol for the first time. Before that morning, my mother would always split one in half to…Jan 6, 20231Jan 6, 20231
Tobi OjenikeBeyond the flawsIt was the first day of school, and although everyone was excited to resume, I couldn’t say the same. Before school closed for the last…Jan 5, 2023Jan 5, 2023
Tobi OjenikeA Man for Christmas.The day Chike, my boyfriend, introduced me to his family as his friend, was the day I knew he did not love me. He had casually told his…Dec 25, 20224Dec 25, 20224
Tobi OjenikeFriends: Our December ExperienceFun fact: all of us in that photo went to the same primary school. Years apart, but the same schoolDec 12, 2022Dec 12, 2022