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The Longing To Just Be

One notion I used to maintain was that no human can truly be free. We are always bound to one thing, idea, principle, or human. In a way, that's what makes us human. But…

Your Flowers Are Here, Lewa.

Lewa was doing the dishes when “All of Me” by John Legend blared from her phone speaker. She barely paused to rinse the suds from her hands before rushing to answer. Only one…

When hearts weep in silence

Have you ever felt like you are cramped- alone in your own little corner of the world? Have you ever felt like the world is against you and that you are not doing just…

The Hive Has A New Bee: Joining The Hive Blockchain

Hello, Hivians! It's a privilege and honor to be a member of this community. For the longest time, I have always thought of ways…

A Letter I Would Probably Never Deliver

Dear Stranger, *I didn't see you today. You didn't walk past my hostel as you usually did. I wonder what might have happened. It has become my daily ritual to…

Crafting the Perfect Comment: Redux

A long long long time ago when I was first getting started on HIVE, I wrote a post about "crafting the perfect…

Validation is a Form of Currency

I have been reflecting on the paradox that is ’social media’ and how much humans seek validation from it. It is actually scary how overwhelmingly people are drawn to fame, how…

Step by step tutorial of using Ecency. Part 1. Open an account and Hive Keychain. Esp/En.

There's Love In Lagos After All

Our family had just moved from Ibadan to Lagos because Father thought Lagos would proffer steady employment with a regular paycheck. Lagos was after all the city of endless…

A Gift For A Good Father

I stood dejectedly in the crowd waiting for the next bus. I had just gotten off from my teaching job at a secondary school where I taught. Marking my students’ assignments had…