Pressurizing times like this often makes me wonder if it is okay to be depressed. Without external knowledge , I know I beat myself up about so many things. The major problem I have is that my mind works like...
Month: March 2019
Home is where the Heart is.
Ivan undid the last wrap of bandage wrapped around his shoulder and winced as he lowered himself into the wooden tub half filled with water. The dimly lit room, illuminated only by the moonlight seeping through the windows at opposite...
Breakfast on the Kitchen Counter.
Jada rubbed her sleepy eyes as she walked drowsily down the corridor, towards the kitchen. It was only the third week of summer, but it was beginning to take its toll on her. Her caramel colored skin had deepened to...
Author’s Note.
My name is Odejimi Olasunkanmi, but call me Sookie because you have come here to be my friend and I am open to great friendships. Having studied Journalism at Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, and Performing and Media Arts at...
A Known Fear
The issue of sexual molestation affecting women can never be over exaggerated no matter how many times we talk about it and march down the streets in gazillions to fight against it. But firstly, I’d like to ask. What is...
Cramped Space.
In my entire life span, I can’t count the number of times I have heard the adage ‘No man is an island.’ The person that came up with it, probably died of loneliness. But for me, I love my privacy!...
Stay with Me.
During cold nights like this, when the streets had gone to sleep and it was time for the crickets’ choir rehearsal, Adanna liked to dream. It was those kind of dreams that you saw when you were awake. Every...
Roses are Red
The hallway is silent, save for the sound of her own heartbeat. As she walks past the fourth door, she hears it creak. Nyasha wills it not to open. Her swollen right cheek and tired limbs aren’t in the mood...
Welcome On Board!
I tell tales of brokenness. So let me write to you, that I may find strength, healing and peace in my own words.
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