It’s a Saturday lecture and you’d arrived late. The sun had been annoyed and there was sweat all over your face. You were at idumota main market when you saw the text on your phone. Your face contorted and your brows furrowed in surprise.... Read More

It is hard to love a body that doesn’t listen to you, how on nights you said prayers to it, washed it affectionately, splattered it with sweet smelling oils, fed it with food albeit feverishly, just enough but not quite because you see, ... Read More

                             The First Few Pages of a Love Story I could see that everyone was asleep. I snuck out of the house. My eyes were blind but my feet could see. I was too adept to walking this path in the comfort... Read More

he once said: “This world is made up of two kinds. “You have those who chase stars. And then you have those who look at the moon and confide in its melancholia.” And I asked: “Which one are you?” “Time will tell.” What if the sky and the... Read More

What is love? Does it really exist or is it just a farce people tend to take serious? Those were my exact feelings and thoughts when my life was void of love and happiness. As I stared at the engagement ring on my finger, I was very sure that those... Read More

I am just 16 inches shy of a perfect size 2, and I’m keeping that dress for when he’ll come. It’s a David’s Bridal too – I know, I know, I’m so lucky! The thing is, I want him to come but I want him to wait until I’m a perfect size 2,... Read More

       08/09/1919 Ifakunle,    Tomorrow, we’ll cover Adunni’s secrets in the earth. We’ll bury her beneath the tree you both climbed as children, behind the mudhouse you both made love as I stood guard. We’ll bury her by... Read More