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We gave each other something

I want to lay down. Not in the way of rest or sleep, that is too simple. I want to lay down, hands crossed over my chest, in a coffin, cue passing away…

Apr 14 •

December 2023

Harmattan rolled in with much ceremony, mid-December when we’d begun to think it’d never come. That disquieting fog and cold and scratchy feeling in the…

Dec 17, 2023 •

October 2023

Of course you're interested in what I think about things.

You're too kind.

Oct 7, 2023 •

September 2023

Tay Iwar’s ‘Summer Breeze’ was and is the soundtrack of my summer and life. He gifted this album to me.

Sep 3, 2023 •

May 2023

It was one of those days when you wake up with a song on your mind, on time and in tune. You know exactly what you want to listen to and can even hear…

May 25, 2023 •

April 2023

The Bittersweet Summers of our Youth

We sat in a circle, legs crossed under us. It was way past lights out, so we sat in the dark, torchlights illuminating our excited faces. Esther oversaw…

Apr 1, 2023 •

March 2023

Every Breath is a Disaster

In my dreams, I have conquered hope. I am destitute, unable to participate in bearing the weight of living. The world is dark and empty. Life is devoid…

Mar 3, 2023 •

September 2022

Albatross around your neck

How does the saying go? When I die, I'd like to see so so and so lower me into the grave so they can let me down one more time? A disappointing lot…

Sep 9, 2022 •

July 2022

"I laced my tongue and my spirit with it"

Jul 9, 2022 •

April 2022

Suburban Lagos.

This story was, more than anything, a labour of love. Enjoy.

Apr 1, 2022 •

February 2022

I watched the plate fall, powerless to stop it even though in those moments before it hit the ground, I wondered if floundering, if attempt could change…

Feb 14, 2022 •

January 2022

Have you ever told a lie for so long that even you start to think it’s true?

Jan 21, 2022 •

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