garden
a small window into my mind - essays, scribbles and thoughts that keep me up at night
- personal reflections
bumble for basketball
let's give this app a little more than a minute
after hello communityneurodivergencegrowing pains - personal reflections
what comes after hello
on the days when the scripts go missing
after hello communitygrowing painsneurodivergence -
just wastin' time
- nonsense rambles
silenced by slacks
the only rational explanation for why my zips keep breaking
politicspower of perspective -
one and the same
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turn the tv on
- observations
knicks in 5
there is a flip side to every victory
communitynavigating the greypower of perspective - sparks
lean forward vs lean back consumption
not all content is equal: some is made to be watched, some just to be scrolled past
attention economy -
in no one's line of sight
- observations
it's rough out here as a black woman
the burdens of black womanhood can't be escaped, even in paradise
womanhoodblack britishnessrepresentation -
there's no wifi in africa
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london's burning
- observations
seeing yourself in stories
when the stories told about people like you still aren't quite about you
representationdivided belongingblack britishness - observations
integration into a broken system is not liberation
integration isn't freedom, it's the first step
culture & heritagepoliticsrepresentation - observations
imposed unity creates inherited instability
Africa's instability isn't just a cultural character flaw, it's a colonial consequence
culture & heritagepoliticsnaija notes - sparks
yoruba's lost c
midnight musings on the gaps in the Yoruba alphabet
culture & heritagenaija noteslanguage - observations
rappers haven't written songs since the 90s
how hip hop ditched the pen and pad
digital agecraftsmanship - personal reflections
a journey to where?
where do you go when there's no longer a map to guide you?
adulting woesambition -
fast car
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4 1/2 days
- observations
finding a rhythm
the beat is constant, yet ever evolving
growing painsambition - personal reflections
to be a patriot
on what it means to truly love your country...
divided belonging - observations
a language is a dialect with an army and a navy
on what it takes to legitimise a language
languagerepresentationculture & heritage - sparks
gazing upon a woman
on realising that, to the world, I am a woman
womanhoodidentity - observations
we like black and white, it's easy
greys murky the water, but it's where humanisation begins
navigating the greyattention economy -
the wisdom of all
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a disrespectful generation?
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the origins of respect
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"i mean no disrespect"
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to the day at hand
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to days to come
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to days gone by
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adulthood - a review
- nonsense rambles
210 seconds
a clueless individual attempting to tackle an interview task
adulting woes - personal reflections
a divided man
a portrait of an immigrant's internal fracture, told in the spreading of ashes
divided belongingfilm and tvrepresentation -
a chronicle of grief
- nonsense rambles
death by valentine
the final words of Cupid's latest victim
adulting woes - mild takes
happily ever after?
why Love and Basketball's final quarter fell short
film and tvstorytellingmodern love - personal reflections
where identity stems
it all comes back down to who's I am and where I am from
identityfaithcommunity - mild takes
when romanticism meets reality
I may have just found my new all-time favourite cinematic trilogy
film and tvstorytellingmodern love -
the shadows of once was
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the multiple uses of pillows
- personal reflections
look to your locs
when things get hard I look to my locs
identityambitioncommitment - nonsense rambles
zero to one hundred
whiney waffles of a slightly delirious individual
adulting woes - personal reflections
a few kind words
the selfish joy found in sending a message of appreciation
intimacycommunity -
an educated fool
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door knocking
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finish well
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system update
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a reason to celebrate
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pace yourself
- personal reflections
hiding from the light
wrestling with the desire to be known
identityintimacygrowing pains -
dear 2020
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guarding your peace
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nothing nice about it
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showing up to success
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the prison of patience
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we move
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the need for many stories
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everything starts somewhere
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a black and white question
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trust and obey
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dear 2019
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a chance to succeed
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a voice of reason
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a positive reflection
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learning to walk
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the man who raised me
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halfway there
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nothing particularly special
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an open letter to my sister
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a tale of two tongues
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motherly wisdom
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dear ifeoluwa ii
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in service of smartness
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my weekly worrier
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enjoying excitement
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new year's resolution
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dear ifeoluwa
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(cautiously) pursuing perfection
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taking the stage
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consuming comparison
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a graceful dismount
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rubik's cube complacency
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playing pretend
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tomorrow's problem
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an impatient child
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i guess i'll start with this
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