A thousand Words

-a letter to 18 year-old me- High school is almost over and you are about to transition into adulthood Adulthood sounds interesting, a place where things finally fall into place right You get to go to university, graduate and get into your dream career And live happily ever after being the game-changer you believe the...

Poetry: The friend Within

The friend within I cannot exactly remember how we became acquainted Yet I took her in hurriedly like a long lost friend She knew exactly what I needed, and how much of it to give She walked with me along the scariest roads As a companion, as a foe As a guide, as a distraction...

Chidera: Part 4

Chapter 4 Sometimes the monumental things whisper themselves into existence. They make no grand entrance; no bells herald their arrival. They tiptoe through the door with no fanfare or even warning... Chidera stepped into the audition theatre, ready to dish out a stellar performance despite the strange feeling she had inside. There were four judges...

Chidera: Part 3

Don't let insecure thoughts ruin something amazing. Chapter 3 Despite the day starting on a mundane note, in a short moment the venue was ablaze with all sorts of activities. The previous day had been more relaxed, but on this particular day tension started to rise in the air. Every contestant felt it was time...

Chidera: Part 2

The train arrived at Blitz train station at 5.45 am. Chidera scrambled to get her belongings as she prepared for the second leg of her trip. As she walked out the train station, she was taken aback by the colossal buildings in the city. She had always envisioned Blitz as a busy and boisterous city...

The art of Storytelling

The main goal of my site is to use story telling as a means to share and interpret experiences. Why story telling? Storytelling is a means of sharing and interpreting experiences. Therefore, by telling a story from real life experiences, or even fictional events, resonation is inherent. The sequence of evens, or the actual event...