04-05-14, 11:53 A.M. Journal Entry I woke up with that feeling again today. I am drowning inside a river of sadness, desperately wanting to be saved. I’m trying hard to scream for help but I can’t find my voice. This river of sadness is my body, my life. I am drowning in myself. I went… Read More Sister Stranger
Hey Guys! How are you all doing? I hope you had an awesome month. March, for me, was painfully long and slow. For the first few weeks, I was too busy binging on TV shows to read books or listen to music. I felt malnourished, honestly. Thankfully, in the last week Icaught up on my… Read More March Favorites
Hey Guys, How’s everybody doing today? Yesterday, on a whim, I decided to start curating a list of my favorite articles, short stories, news, music, poetry, pictures and the likes on a monthly basis. I come in contact with a lot of amazing content every day and it makes sense to share it with you… Read More Monthly Picks – February Favorites
Hello Readers, My blog became two years old a couple of days ago! Yay us!! As a celebratory post, I decided to share a special story with you lovely people. This is a very short piece I wrote in May. It was my entry story for The Farafina Trust Creative Writing Workshop which I got… Read More Old Sins
I am sorry. I’m starting this post with an apology to all my readers. I promised you one post a week and I have been MIA for four weeks, one whole month, Kai. I honestly didn’t realize how long it has been until right now. I’m really sorry. I’ve been having a creativity block. I… Read More Inheritance is Accidental.
Hello Girls and Guys (Women and Men also), How are you all doing? It has been about eleven months since I last blogged, and I just spent the last hour removing the dense cobwebs that had formed on the blog lol. It has been an overwhelming eleven months though. So much can change in a… Read More Truths.
Hey guys! Long time? I know! I’m so sorry for deserting this blog for so long, I went through a really long and frustrating writer’s block but thankfully, the worst is over. I wrote this story a few months ago for Tush magazine (issue 7) , and I thought I should share it here. You… Read More On Self Love & Worth
I could taste it on your lips each time you kissed me good morning the past six weeks. That taste. I know it so well. It’s a perfect blend of loneliness, sorrow and dashed hopes. I’ve tasted it so many times, it’s now so familiar. Like an old friend that comes to visit once in… Read More You’re Leaving.
“Mama said, you’re a pretty girl What’s in your head it doesn’t matter Brush your hair, fix your teeth What you wear is all that matters” As I heard the first few lines of Beyoncé’s pretty hurts, I smiled, just like every other time I heard it. It was almost like I wrote some lines… Read More Aurora.
Ndidi. Did I not love you enough? Did I not sacrifice enough? Was there anything you asked of me that I did not do without hesitation? I met you when you were poor and people said you were a crazy scientist. But I loved you and believed in you and that crazy project of yours.… Read More Hell Hath No Fury…
