The cold metal touched my temple, but I knew it was there before I even felt the frigid bite. Naturally, I kept walking. The man walking beside me (same fella with the…
Day 11: Osas
My year began on a Sunday morning. When the new year came, I thought things would be different. Last year was no better and I wanted more than anything for this year…
Dusk: Amy
It’s December 2017 and as much as this year was filled with ups and mostly downs, I lived my best life. My last review on this blog was 2011. Quite shocking as…
Dusk: Treasure
I’ve started to write this review over and over again. Each time I delete everything and open my Twitter app, so this time, I really hope so finish this. This year…
The Curious Case of The Literary Stage Parent
There is a whole sub-genre of reality television dedicated to the stage parent. Often an adjacent celebrity, their claim to fame is often a gifted child. This child, usually a prodigy, shows…
SINGLE
For the first time in nine years, I am completely and totally without a man. No boyfriend, toaster, or situation-ship. Nobody I am instant messaging or having long conversations with, nobody I…
Kin
The book lying open in her palm was a light paper back, but she held on to it as though it were leaden weights. She licked her finger, turned a page and…
The De-Fantasy of Sekina
Standing in the centre of the field, I wish I could walk up and talk to you. To listen as I tell you about life and ask you about the things you…
DAY 21 : NIRO
I started writing this note around 1:22AM on the 10th of December, it was one of the many nights that I couldn’t find sleep no matter how I tried. It never came.…
Freesoul.
I’m here And yet not I know what I want. Will I find all that I seek, all that I have sought? I’m bruised and battered, I have loved, I have fought…