Connoisseur of Memories

Valeria Simantovskaya They look like God's favourites on a warm summer morning and the next best thing since sliced bread.... When women are beautiful, it is expected because everyone knows that they were created with aesthetics in mind, but when men are beautiful, it feels like some sort of higher elements at play, like some… Continue reading Beautiful Men

Art by Seema I know you have heard the question over and over again, but indulge me one more time: " Is love all a relationship needs to survive?' The simple answer is the obvious one. Nope. Love is not enough, but it makes all the difference whether you get the love you need or… Continue reading Love stories end

Noir reverers There are several memories we'd be happy to let go of and forget, but it is not always that simple. You know why? It is all about grief. The thing about grief is, I mean, different kinds of grief is the connection to the central idea - loss. This loss may be temporary… Continue reading Letting go is not the same thing as forgetting

Art by Seema I was having a conversation with a friend where he made it abundantly clear to me that he does not subscribe to the politics of another friend of mine, and frankly, was surprised that I got along so well with that person because it must mean that, in some ways, I agreed… Continue reading DICHOTOMY

Sampad Art Gallery If you ask anyone, what is a common pursuit we all imitate? The answer will likely be, the pursuit of happiness, from different directions, but technically the same destination. In this pursuit, we are well aware that happiness is not what we need. In fact, more often than not, to be happy,… Continue reading Learning to live for Joy

Porter Art Guild Okay, welcome to class. You may call me Maestro D. I will be your guru. To excel in this class, there are certain core competencies you must have acquired, or you may need to get extra lessons and credits. First, you must have developed thick skin. Second, a very intrinsic quality of… Continue reading HOW TO APPRECIATE YOUR LIFE

Dear Readers, Let's try something different today. Languages- Spoken, written words for formulating expressions. I was at work, minding my business, when a colleague segued into a conversation about the beauty of language. Actually, he sneezed, and I said "sorry" he asked why I was sorry, and it was then that it occurred to me… Continue reading Dialectics

Artist unknown I was recently made aware of a viral social media clip about a festival in Delta State, southern Nigeria, called ‘Ozoro festival.‘ As much as I would love to give a detailed and accurate account of the origin and meaning, that's not within the purview of this writing. Summarily, this festival sponsors rape… Continue reading The culture of ‘good men’

Pinterest There is something about nostalgia I just cannot get over when I write. It is either the evocative nature of the memory. How memories unfold from, for example, a theme song to your favourite childhood telenovela. What's even more amusing is how you wish to share that feeling with someone who can relate at… Continue reading A peek in time- Telenovelas

Artist: Emma Sampil This post was inspired by a conversation with a friend that ended up being my soliloquy. I am sure we all have these limbo moments where we know we are not where we used to be, but we are also so far from where we want to go. This continuous process of… Continue reading In the Journey