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CONJUGAL BLISS. EPISODE ONE – MOTHER ADIRA.
On a crisp, starlit evening, two adorable sisters, Sabella and Stella, sat on their veranda, exchanging words with bright eyes and easy smiles. Their voices rose above the quiet of the evening, and even the passing lizard paused at their lively presence. The veranda was their usual spot, especially when it was the time to…
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PURPOSE BY DIVINITY.
I am that one who was confused, the one who lived a lie, one who desperately needed a touch of the Divine, but my life took a turn when I knew I didn’t have to live a lie, but choose a path, and it would automatically be my reality. My name is Divinity and I’ll…
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Not All Freedom Tastes Sweet— by Olajumoke B. Alade
I grew up under the heavy cloak of religion. Church was never really a choice, it was an obligation. I attended because I had to, not because I wanted to. For years, I perfected the routine: show up, sing along, take notes, smile, go home. I became so good at doing “church” that somewhere along…
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PEACE
The rhythm in my ears echoes the concerning words in the human world, especially when faced with difficulty. I hear words like, “I carry a burden that feels too heavy. Why do I feel stuck, left behind? Why is my path filled with so many hurdles?” These words and the pain behind them come from…
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THE WORD OF LIFE
My name is Oluwabukunmi Edith, I am a journeyer who believes life is a journey and everyone isn’t excluded from the movement. Whether it comes in phases or seasons, we are all in motion, and the steps we take will either birth a setback or progress to us. For me, I have come to understand…
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THE QUESTION OF “WHEN”
A lad, when born, is expected to grow into a teenager, youth, and then an adult. During this evolution process, certain expectations are required of the individual, such as crawling, sitting, walking, speaking, getting admitted into a school, interacting with peers, getting educated, graduating, being productive with life, taking up responsibilities, getting married, and starting…
There was a common rhyme I loved during my secondary school education and it goes with the lyrics: All things bright and beautiful All creatures
For everyone, our choices of comfort differ and for me, it has never been better outside the coolness of nature. It is always an entirely beautiful
The introductory part was the tip of how pursuits are birthed with expectations, of how loud the sound of the busy street is, how pursuing excellence
Life in itself brings pursuits in diverse forms to individuals. And each pursuits comes with expectations to the end that success is attained to its
Several situations might have got us locked that we often see no light aside from the darkened room we call ‘convenience’. The darkened rooms of
First, it was my classmate’s thoughts on who I was, then, my teacher’s scolding, and finally, mum’s question. These matters were so huge for me