AI Is Intelligence That Is … Artificial

A young woman from a local village worked as a domestic helper for a white lady in the suburbs. She had a clay pot she got from her mother back in the village. Now the thing with clay pots, they are made of clay and fortified with intense heat, to make them strong and durable….

Financial Advice for Growing Creative

When it comes to money, all I know is I want it. I need it. I can’t live without money. And I know how to work for it. I am still learning the hang of making it financially as a freelance creative and in terms of savings, they are beat when they are invested in…

Our Parents Were Right About Friendships

My one constant friend throughout the ages is my sibling. It has always been the two of us against everything. Our parents were right about the friendship making business. They knew what they knew…

The Single Parenting Narrative

When it comes to parenting, life dealt different cards for men and women, with men scoring a royal flash. Society normalised harmful perspectives on single parenting and the results are acutely dividing generations.

Oh Mother, Your Plant!

For some reason I am yet to accept, Mother’s Day and International Day of Plant Health fall on the same day this year. It is a funny combination for me because I have spent close to twenty years avoiding anything “mother’s day”, the day that always reminds me in my face of my orphanhood. And…

Let Them Lose You

When we try so hard to not lose people, are they putting the same effort in making sure they do not lose us? Is it really a bad thing if they lost us?

The Ins Of 2024

There are things we are not comfortable saying out loud for fear of invalidation and rebuke. Because we were told being selfish is a bad thing, we swallow our true feelings and smile painfully as we join the bandwagon of the choices made for us, against us. As difficult as it may be, let in the habit of letting your voice, thoughts and opinion knows by saying the following…

I Changed My Mind About Giving Second Chances

I have always been a firm believer of giving people chances. People slip up every now and then, and sometimes we have to give people chances of proving themselves. Inasmuch as we all deserve chances in life, some of us deserve less than others and here is my why…

The 3 Sum Review

Unraveling family secrets, intertwined relationships and heavy emotions. That of a 3Sum. Thoughts?