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Episode Two: Challenges during my first publication
It just has to break us a little. The Nigerian in me will never feel worthy of the result if it didn’t come with at least a little sweat. It just has to be hard. So yes, I had challenges. From being a poet to being a published author. The journey wasn’t easy. The first… Continue reading
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Episode One: The beginning of the journey
From Port Harcourt, With Love: a blog series. Being born and raised in Choba was as much challenge to me as introducing myself a writer. I had a lot to prove because of an unseen tag that being who I am had something hidden attached. It meant I wasn’t serious or it was just a… Continue reading
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The Ninth Of Nine
This is dedicated to you. The you who has stayed with me. The you who chose to be here right now. The you who has made today possible. The you who has held my hands. The you who has made this writing thing easy. The you who has made out time for me whenever I… Continue reading
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The Eighth Of Nine
Can we be friends, stranger? Again, I ask. I ask with a heart full of love long lost and moments begging to form memories…again. I ask with a lip long sealed and words begging to be said…again. I ask because 365 days counted twice is enough to have silence make words. I ask because I… Continue reading
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The Seventh Of Nine
I love it when you tell me we’ll figure it out together. In all honesty, we’ve grown a love with hands and legs—a love with blood and flesh. Together we’ve made art and have given it life. 2020 was quite the year for me. I met many others; you were and have been among the… Continue reading
Delight Chilegide Olumati 