The Devil in Blue Jeans

Sometimes I wonder if suffering is my ultimate destiny. Every great moment in my life has a very little life span before shit hits the fan. I can never smile for long, laugh for a while, and enjoy anything without a dark cloud looming. I hate to start with a sob story about how my …

What Really Makes A Good Writer?

The best writer is one who knows how to relay information in the simplest form possible. You are a great writer when a ten year old can read your work and understand. I thought I was a fantastic writer well, I am an amazing writer in my own rights. Here is the thing, my writing …

Release Me

Winter ABC 2021: Day 20 I clutched my chest unable to breathe. Gasping for air while sinking slowly to the ground. Is this what death felt like? An overwhelming sense of impending doom gripped my mind. The poetic justice of dying the day before my wedding was a sweet tragedy. A perfect scene from a …

Colonization Disrupted the Progression of African Civilization

Winter ABC 2021: Day 16 There is a euphuism that suggests that European colonization introduced civilization to the indigenous African. A complex that denotes the white man as a savior from the stone age. Africa built Europe for free as the colonizers imposed coercive unrestricted-trade policies, slavery and pillaging our resources at will. The European …

Writers Matter

Winter ABC 2021: Day 8 I have been picking my mind on how to convey this message respectfully because a writer is tired of society underappreciating her profession. It’s the patronizing, “You need to get a real job” that blows my mind. This my job! Writing is a hard and paying job. The film-making industry …