Illustrator-Anne Uku This Saturday started grey, typical of a winter mood only that it is autumn. Leaves are starting to fall, turning the shade of reddish-brown, burnt orange, the crackle sound of crunch under fashionable or practical boots. The two friends stirred contemplating breakfast and wondered how they were ever going to get out of… Continue reading The Ride
REJECTION
Painting by Nora Ampova The etymological interpretation of rejection in Latin is retrieved from the word rēicere which means thrown out... Nothing describes the sting of rejection better than the emotion of denial and ostracization even when we did not particularly care to be chosen. Beauty, fame, wealth, or even skills does not preserve one… Continue reading REJECTION
On the other side
Painting by Julian Opie When Adele sang "Hello", never in my wildest dream did I imagine that I'd be using my lunch break to draft the implication of a call from the perspective of the caller and the receiver. Most of what I will consider my childhood was spent out of my home than in… Continue reading On the other side
NOVELTY OF THE FIRST TIME (THE SEQUEL)
Art by Kristen Woollery Hey You! If you have not read my post on the novelty of the first time or the thrill of the first time as I dubbed it in verbal repetition, I'd advise you to do so. Simply scroll all the way to my earlier posts. Of course, you can choose to… Continue reading NOVELTY OF THE FIRST TIME (THE SEQUEL)
I MISS THE THINGS I USED TO WORRY ABOUT
Adapted from Pinterest. I heard this line from a movie and it inspired this post.. At this phase of my life, I am particular about achievements and milestones, when specific events happen for me? For instance, when will I find the one or will the one ever find me?😂 When will I make my first… Continue reading I MISS THE THINGS I USED TO WORRY ABOUT
Impersonating your happiness
Culled from Pinterest. We call it imagination but I'd call it courting an idea. It's similar to marinating in cook speak. We all function on this level. For some imagining is vivid while for some others, it is a mirage, easily fading away, not so easy to get a hold of. The vivid dreamers walk… Continue reading Impersonating your happiness
TRYING
Adapted from Pinterest Hey there, I know life gets tedious and it is almost hard to show up each day with the same level of energy especially when we have had to deal with defeat, disappointments, trauma, boredom, or all the other dramas associated with living. Do you ever get this nostalgic rush of wellness… Continue reading TRYING
How fast is changes to was
Surrealism art Do you know what happens first when you get the call? The one that announces the passing of a loved one? I'll let you in on a tale of grief. My uncle died today. I was making an order for boboa tea when I got the call. It is a sunny day, the… Continue reading How fast is changes to was
Alternate Reality
Adapted from Pinterest This post is going to be interesting because even I am yet to decipher what it is about but that's what I love about writing, letting the words take shape even as the thoughts interfere... It is Sunday and I am relaxed, watching a Romcom that has every shade of feel good… Continue reading Alternate Reality
Exactly as she Imagined it
Artist: @soleoado Warning!!! this is a feel good post. It is all about good energy, optimism, and the mushiness that giddiness comes with. It is for a world of dreamers or dreaming aspirants, there is no graduation from this college, no one is too grown to dream so esoteric contents, so out of this world… Continue reading Exactly as she Imagined it
Connoisseur of Memories 