Failing Feet

They never said it would be easy I never expected it to be But everytime Those feet fail you My heart can't help but explode Into tears you may never see fall One's I will forever feel Scars that you will leave In places you will never know exist Hard exteriors are made But the …

I Am African But… Let’s Serve Faces!

I’m an African but… Let’s serve faces (19 Feb 2021) It’s been a few weeks since we concluded the ten-episode series on “I’m an African but…” blog chain initiated by Valentine Makoni and Bolaji Gelax where we had ten young Africans from at least six different countries (Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Swaziland, Uganda, Lesotho and Kenya) share …

I Before We: A Book Review

Last week while scrolling on my twitter TL I came across a book giveaway and me being me I entered. https://twitter.com/oluchiwrites/status/1356516628561866753?s=19 Guess what!? I won! The book arrived on Tuesday and imagine my surprise when I opened it found it was signed! Nothing feels better than the smell of a new book. It really made …

I Am African But… I Do Not Want To Get Married

I was heading to work one morning when Mom called me. After pleasantries, she told me to tell my boyfriend to come and do introduction. I was livid and in that moment and I immediately called her off. I did not want to speak of it further. Well, three days later, that relationship ended and …

I Am African But… I Am Female First!

This is not a feminist post, simply because I am not a feminist. I will, however, say what I have to say though. Do not be surprised when I let my girlfriends know when they are being mistreated. Yes, I will tell them when they are in the wrong, but I will tell them their …

Blogging, Nominations and Shortlists

I started this blog as a way of coming back to myself. I had been suffering from post partum depression, unknowingly. I only realised it after I started getting better. I woke up one morning and was like "Hey, I haven't been myself for a while.!" I hadn't write anything in a very long time …