Category: SHADES OF MEMORIES

Adapted from Pinterest I remember entering Abuja for the first time at night, all alone in a new city, heading to meet a family at the outskirts. I remember thinking it had a presence I couldn't fathom. A fortress and an intrigue. Like a refuge as well as a threat. I loved that I could… Continue reading ABUJA

Artist unknown This post is about body shaming and how the objectification and servitude of a woman is intricately connected to her value. I stayed superficial but a person of depth will read behind the words. I sometimes remember all the times I was told that I was replaceable. It was in the little dismissal,… Continue reading BENDABLE

Artist: Unknown Have you ever wondered if you'd be outstoundingly beautiful if you suddenly acquired the features of everyone you have admired no matter their origin? Changing countries, I thought one of the first things I'd write about is the diversity I was forced to interact with but surprisingly, I was rather preoccupied with trying… Continue reading On being pretty

Artist unknown Acceptance is the hardest thing yet, it brings the easiest result. I had a friend who I esteemed so much. I was ready to be there for her when she needed me and even when she didn't. She never calls, she never checks up on me except when she needs someone to unburden… Continue reading SAY GOODBYE

By Sue von samorzewski Nothing I write now will be the truth, or maybe it is a truth I am too afraid to look at. Like a mirror, revealing all your scars and wounds, even though you see all of you, you can't help but focus on all your flaws. They aren't actually all that,… Continue reading THE WAY OF DILEMA

Artist unknown In a socio-digital world, filters mean a whole lot of things but mainly it serves as an enhancer. Outside that context, enhancement is one of the many functions of a filter. It also serves as a separation or a conscious removal of possible harmful objects from beneficial ones. Consider this in the context… Continue reading Living through Filters

Bobilo Art This piece is a reminder that being brave also looks like saying "I am not okay". We were set to talk Not what you are thinking... It wasn't 'the talk.' More random catch up and small talk... To be honest, I couldn't care less to open my mouth and that's why we are… Continue reading PERFECTLY LYING

Artist: Henry Matisse Dear E, Friendship is the most beautiful thing in the world. You taught me that... or maybe I should say I learnt that from you. I don't know when it started or how, but at least I can say where. It was from childhood; to be accurate, actually, teenage hood. In blocks… Continue reading MY BESTIE THEN

Art by Natalia Bonilla I am seated on a black office-like chair facing a white wall in my room. It is precisely 5:12pm. I was supposed to have dinner with friends but I canceled because, to be honest, today I woke up lonely and just wanted to bask in my aloneness. This is probably contradictory… Continue reading SKIN IS SKIN

Artist: Nickgottachill Live, love, laugh is the popular brandish of a good motivational conversation but not everyone knows in detail what each component represents, nor can they, since living connotes different things to various people, love comes in diverse forms and people do not necessarily find the same things funny. How then do we strive… Continue reading DIFFERENT SHADES OF STORIES