π April 26, 2026
Farai from Bo
I. First time you saw her was a Saturday, outside church. You were in purple joggers and she, well, you do not remember what she was in. Wh...
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Things I don't tell anyone. Turns out, I talk.
π April 18, 2026
The Things We Lost
I. You’re rich, bored, idle. You have no friends, you don’t do telly, and you don't fuck with social media. An idle mind is th...
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π April 15, 2026
Stop Trying to Sound Like Faulkner!
If you ask me how many books I’ve written, I’d tell you one. It has an unpronounceable name and sold like nine copies. I didn&rs...
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π April 9, 2026
Handwriting
Nearly everyone carries something in their pockets. A lighter, some money, rolling papers, receipts, keys, old tickets, snack crumbs, a few...
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π April 5, 2026
Rome, Unravelled 3: Nero
Agrippina was gone. Sextus was soon handled. Already weakened by illness, he was visited by Nero, who showed just the right amount of concer...
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π April 5, 2026
Rome, Unravelled 2: Agrippina
The former emperor was gone. His family had been sent to hell. What was left pertaining to him were his sisters, Agrippina and Livilla, both...
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π April 5, 2026
Rome, Unravelled 1: Caligula
In ancient Rome, power often came at a heavy cost. It meant intrigue, plots, and conspiracy. More often, it meant a violent end. Of 105 empe...
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π March 26, 2026
Dear Nigeria, I Stand British
I fell in love when I was nineteen. Her name was Helen – Helen Oyeyemi, to be precise. I fell in love with her eyes first (they had th...
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