The Personal Musings of a Versatile Femme
Winter ABC 2021: Day 9 As I was writing the title for this entry, it hit me, this could have been a great post about narcotic abuse but that’s a story for another day. This post is inspired by an experience as a victim of narcissistic abuse. I have come to a realization that all …
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 …
Winter ABC 2021 : Day 7 This advocacy week has been an emotional rollercoaster. It took this challenge to realize that I am a quite the advocate for a lot of movements that orbit around human rights. Today’s topic is close to the heart because I have personally suffered from medical negligence during pregnancy. I …
Winter ABC 2021: Day 6 Disclaimer: The men referred in this entry are guardians of patriarchy. So please refrain from saying “not all men” especially if you are benefitting from the same patriarchal system that is being admonished. Today is the day for uncomfortable truths about women’s sexuality. Uncomfortable to toxic fragile masculinity, narcissists, gatekeepers …
It is the second week of the Afrobloggers #WinterABC2021 and the theme is Advocacy. It didn’t take two seconds to know exactly what I will write about. This site is an active advocate for child’s rights. I have written so many entries on this topic and I will not tire until adults leave children alone. …
Day 6 of my daily streak! I am on steroids, I feel like the hulk up in here. I didn't feel so invincible 10mins ago when I choked on a grain of rice. Today had gone so smoothly it felt too good to be true. When that little grain of rice lodged in my air …
It has been long since I have checked in with you. I am at Nu Metro Movie House sitting at the front row of the movie Peter Rabbit. Ofcourse the kids are having the time of their life, pumped up with copious amounts of slushy. Frankly I wish I could go to the VIP lounge …
This is the last day of the Creatives week. I will wrap it up with celebrating and appreciating African creatives. Short of creatives the world would just be black and white. The rich culture and color of our Africanism is projected by all sorts of ingenious from, literature, filmmakers, vloggers, painters, singers, rappers, writers, bloggers, …
Winter ABC 2021: Day 3 A loud ping echoes in the frontal cortex and a radiant light illuminates the entire lobe. “light bulb’’! Harry the neuron squeales with excitement. The anterior neurons love ideas. Living in the mind of Makaitah is comparable to a magical wonderland. It is a fantasy world of infinite possibilities. The …
Winter ABC 2021: Day 2 It is absolutely normal to stumble on an artistic block and suffer from writing blues. The impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on most creatives cued dry spells and phases of low creativity. It can be exhausting to constantly provide content; trust me I know. Inspiration is the wind under the …
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