Risking it all to get home for Christmas: Mabel's scary journey
The prompt about traveling home for the holidays and being held up in traffic inspired me to write about a recent event. It's not one that involves a normal traffic hold up, it…
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Mama’s Baby
I slammed the door shut as I sneaked inside my house, then I kicked my shoes off making sure not to switch on the lights In my apartment. I wasn't hiding from anybody in…
Building self!
I still remember that moment like it happened yesterday, I could see myself standing in that hall filled with pupils. It was as if words were being drained out of me, as I stood…
A RISKY JOURNEY BUT IT WAS WORTH IT
Have you ever been in a situation where it felt like the whole world was against you and your decisions? Me I have been there and it happened recently even me, myself and I was…
The Triangle
I stood in front of my mirror, looking at the shadow of myself I had become in just the first three months of working in Lagos. I sighed loudly and prayed that somehow Mrs Ayo…
From the middle.
I was indeed super tired and stressed after yesterday's journey back home but that didn't stop me from rising up early at dawn to begin the…
The Call That Sparked Faith
As the night was approaching and everywhere was quiet, I was almost done cleaning my…
The Complete Maus - Art Spiegelman
source I really like how the book moves between the past and the present day, because it shows how the trauma continues to have impacts. Both his…
Sneaker Rush
My phone buzzed, jolting me up from my sleep. Lazily, I grabbed it from the counter where I left it and stared at the screen. It was Chidera, my cousin. "Chidera, Ogini? What is…
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