January is approaching the end of its Life-cycle, Yay! But we all know what comes next, that’s the Valentine’s Day festivities. The paired humans show off their undying love and devotion to one another, in full view of other beings. The unpaired ones either lament & bemoan their tough luck…

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…

The chaos that happens at Nigerian airports cannot be scripted. Today, having stood for an hour before check-in, I had ample time to watch people while listening to music. I made a couple of observations. First of all, It is loud. I am categorised as a ‘neurotypical adult’ but loud…

Endings suck. In storytelling, one part I love and hate is the ending. I am constantly gripped by an obsession to know what happens in the end, yet constrained by nature, to understand that some things just never end. …

I have been steadily receiving ‘I’m sorry but’ emails, but this one I got was just what I needed to know: I’m not wasting my time. I am not dumb and I’m getting something right. I just have to keep at it. Rejection emails are the undeniable, unwanted but inescapable…

A big Ferris wheel of emotions, is a statement that will give a stranger major insight into some part of who I am. Growing up, I used to think my parents despised the fact that I cried about everything. I felt as though every time I cried about the littlest…

by Rudolph ‘Ruddapoet’ Adidi (TRCP) — In a landscape of what is dominated now by writers, it often feels like the same language when a writer confronts his/ her feelings focusing on the tired themes that enrage either courage or passion to address the missing link of wisdom or strength, tranquillity or power. An inner calling…

Let’s talk about irrational fears. — One of my foremost is driving automobiles. Yes. Judge me. They are called irrational fears for a reason. Late last year, I attended personal growth and development class with Eva Dan-Yusuf and one of the tasks she gave us was to write down our limiting beliefs. I didn’t want to…

Have you ever told yourself you are going to do something at a certain time, but instead, you end up snoozing your way into another lifetime with the task unaccomplished? It’s been two weeks since I last put something up here. It is not from lack of writing or lack…