I remember a vivid memory from when I was 10 years old. My best friend at the time, who was also 10, cooked her first meal. It’s a vivid memory for me because growing up as a young girl, I felt there was an unspoken rule that said I had to learn to start cooking […]
Shades of Womanhood Read More »
If there is something more than endings that I often find myself dreading, it’s beginnings and coincidentally, they always follow each other. For me, December always comes with a pressure, to reflect, to take stock and January comes with its own pressure of starting anew. But, this year I’m refusing to let the usual pressure
Dear 2024; My ‘Just Being’ Year Read More »
Hi, how have you been? It’s the end of June and that means almost six months have passed in 2024, that’s over 150 days gone. I don’t know about you but that’s just crazy, I can still remember the first day of this year like it was yesterday. And yet, it wasn’t. Too many things
Beautifully Unravelling: Letters to My Friends Read More »
I can’t remember my first encounter with poverty but all I know is that like most people, I have been aware of its existence for as long as I can remember. From beggars on the road to classmates sent home for their inability to pay their school fees. As you grow older, you begin to
