Jun 8One of Ada’s Tantrums.Ada was threatening to kill herself today. Right after the success of her blockbuster movie, right after their beautiful red carpet. …African Literature5 min readAfrican Literature5 min read
Jul 27, 2022Mandy, You’re Coming Apart.Her eyeballs found their way to the floor of the dirty restaurant and every curly strand of her 4c hair was floating above her head. The pink pieces of her brain were also scattered in the air. …Books4 min readBooks4 min read
Jun 3, 2022The Tale of a Political Marriage.Aneju just couldn’t sit still. She paced around her big office like a fly being chased by the back of a slipper. Aneju was insatiable and Zika was annoyed. “Abu please bring water for me.” Aneju said to the big man that stood at her door. …Nigeria4 min readNigeria4 min read
May 15, 2022An “I do” or Die Affair (Abike’s Last Words).I will die on a hot Tuesday afternoon, in the comforting strong arms of my once lover. I will struggle with my blood tightening my chest and my blood flowing in all the wrong directions of my body. He will look down at me with irritation and the funniest scowl…Nigeria5 min readNigeria5 min read
Apr 22, 2022Some Kind Of Crazy Lucid Dream.Nabilah thought about the multitude of sins she must have committed to lead her to this grand punishment that stood in her living room. It could be just one big misdemeanor but she couldn’t think far back enough of any that deserved this. …LGBTQ5 min readLGBTQ5 min read
Apr 5, 2022You Should Break Up With Them.No but you don’t get it. *Blank* is very nice to me, they are very sweet 6 out 10 times. They compromise with who I am even though they don’t have to. That’s what true love is — compromise. They compromise my entire personality and character and I am thankful…Love4 min readLove4 min read
Mar 27, 2022Actually, Braids are a Protective Hairstyle.My hair is over 3 months old today. Yes, I know I said I would pack it in a hundred and one different hairstyles before I take them out and I know I said I’d take so many instagram worthy pictures with these braids but I did not exactly have…Hair4 min readHair4 min read
Mar 7, 2022“Falling in Love is Easy Chike.”“How do you know Kachi?” I lied to him and shrugged when he asked me this, even though I knew, I knew from the first time Jachike looked at me how stupidly easy it was to fall in love. The Saturday I met Jachike I was incredibly sad, the truth…Love5 min readLove5 min read
Feb 15, 2022My Desperate Need For Purpose Might be the Death of Me.The above title is available for a proposed rock song name. Firstly, I would like to properly define myself as a hobby whore. I pick up a hobby, think it’s the greatest thing that has ever happened to me and then I stop returning their calls and air their texts…Love5 min readLove5 min read
Nov 1, 2021Count Your Blessings Name Them One By One.In my junior secondary school, every Tuesday (or was it Wednesday?) we would gather in our classes and sing praise and worship songs mindlessly, moving from song to song, swaying from side to side and clapping twice after every lyric. …Christain3 min readChristain3 min read
