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WINNER OF #Tope’sGiveAway
Here’s announcing the winner of last week’s giveaway. First of all thanks to you all who sent in an entry. Ok thanks to you guys who still sent on social media after I warned you. Lol. Lazy bunch. It’s all good. I appreciate you all but there’s only one winner. And apart from writing the…
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#Tope’sGiveaway
Hi Guys, So I wanted to give out a gift to a lucky winner. You know to appreciate you readers who actually are the reason I’m in front of my computer daily, perfecting this art called writing. I swear I did not know writing was tough like this. LoL. But one thing I know is…
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CRUSHED HIBISCUS by Phidelia Imiegha
Something to begin your weekend with guys. This short story by Phidelia. I thought it was sad and beautiful at the same time. Your earliest memory is of a rainy day in your father’s old house, with your father yelling loudly at you, almost as loud as the sound of the heavy rain outside. You…
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ON RAPE CULTURE, BILL COSBY AND YOUR NEIGHBOUR UNCLE
So I stumbled on this piece that Teju Cole did for the New Inquiry in reaction to the ongoing Bill Cosby rape issue. I recently wrote about how rape victims remain victims and the perpetrators are hardly spoken about just because popular culture has made it so. How long will rapists be given a free…
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MY SEXUALITY AND ME
This article was an assignment at Chimamanda’s Creative Writing Workshop I attended in June. I have tweaked it very slightly for my blog. The original now belongs in the memory and laptop of Chimamanda and my other classmates sorry. LoL ENJOY!!! This is totally out of my comfort zone. Writing about sexuality. Please me I’m…
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