Reading time: 6 minutesYejide woke up with a start, acutely aware that she was late even without glancing at the clock in her bedroom, which always ticked steadily as it counted down the seconds. She quickly jumped out of bed and dashed into the bathroom, splashing water on her face at the sink. In the dim light of […]
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Reading time: 5 minutesI started reading at the tender age of six and the first book I ever read had the word “orchard” in it. I remember this because it is a lie. I, in fact, do not remember anything from when I was aged six but I remember burying my head in books very early on and […]
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Reading time: 4 minutesIn this episode, I speak with Yetunde, a vibrant 26-year old lady who lives and works in the city of Lagos, Nigeria where she bares it all about the first time she came face to face with rejection as a grown up. In this emotional piece, she talks about her struggles with self doubt, battles […]
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Reading time: 4 minutesThe average adult will probably say to you that “adulting is a scam”; and you would have no other choice than to agree. I have been in a number of hoods in my life; and I can tell you without mincing words that the absolute ghetto of them all is this Adult-hood. It’s dirty, stinky […]