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Growing, Up North
Growing, Up North

This Irresistible and captivating personal narrative deeply dives into the early life of Balpolam. It is witty, funny, candid, and hunger-inducing.

2021

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May I confess?

Flash Fiction — Before you left me, I had already painted a vivid picture of our future together. Our progression from the firm and round breasts to flat and saggy sacks. Our supple and popping skins yield to the withering of wrinkles and old age. I envisioned how your afro will look, all…

Friendship

3 min read

May I confess?
May I confess?
Friendship

3 min read


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Short.

Everyone knows life is short but death always puts into perspective just how short. We are always living with the subconsciousness of how fleeting and temporary this world is. It is a big fear for many people- dying. Well, my year started with lighting a candle for a dear friend…

Short

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Short.
Short.
Short

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Let me know how I can help

I love helping. — I may have gotten that bit from my mother who will always go out of her way to find a solution for you. No matter how inconveniencing, she’ll do it. But one thing I, unfortunately, did not get, is the courage to always ask for help from people who are…

Help

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Let me know how I can help
Let me know how I can help
Help

4 min read


May 11

Looks can be deceiving

One of the biggest mistakes you can make in life is to look okay. Hell, looking very fine and having your emotions in check could probably be one of your worst decisions. It is incredible how this works. I’ve been told that I’m so good at looking the opposite of…

Depression

3 min read

Looks can be deceiving
Looks can be deceiving
Depression

3 min read


Apr 23

I do not want to be strong

A lament on toxic strength and independence — Strength is the last thing I wish upon myself. This world has cheered me into a suicide mission. I want to be soft. I want to be surrounded by tenderness. Not in a way that glorifies a supposed weakness I have, but in a way that celebrates my capability yet…

Strong Women

3 min read

I do not want to be strong
I do not want to be strong
Strong Women

3 min read


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DataDrivenInvestor

·Apr 15

Scream

My first encounter, at least physically, with autism was a meltdown. Now it might interest you to know that was probably the worst thing I could ever have experienced first. It is like starting a rollercoaster ride from the top, seeing the symptom of an ailment at its worst, driving…

Autism Awareness

6 min read

Scream
Scream
Autism Awareness

6 min read


Mar 31

Act 1, Scene 1

…And Action! — I have always been fascinated by dramatized storytelling. I am a lover of stories, regardless of how they’re told. In songs, animations, pictures, arts/crafts and in nature. Give me all of it. Inject it in my veins and see how I come alive. I used to act. A lot. To…

Performance

3 min read

Act 1, Scene 1
Act 1, Scene 1
Performance

3 min read


Mar 22

How I stopped talking to God

The difference between talking and listening. — Prayer is an activity and an occasion I look forward to because it is dialogue you see. It is me rambling endlessly, to a sovereign being who cares enough to listen, but beyond that, to respond. …

Faith

5 min read

How I stopped talking to God
How I stopped talking to God
Faith

5 min read


Mar 9

I hate wigs

Brand Story No, but for real, for real, do you people not feel oppressed or restricted or is it just peer pressure? Don’t you feel your brain cooking slowly under the weight of that hair and in this temperature? No? How about the blood flow reduced or restricted by the…

Beauty Industry

3 min read

I hate wigs
I hate wigs
Beauty Industry

3 min read


Feb 24

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My drafts are a mess. But I just had to. It is the eve of one of the most defining moments of our nation in our lifetime. Everyone is feeling many things and honestly, all are well-deserved. …

Nigeria Decides

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Nigeria Decides

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Balpolam Idi

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