writing
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Fò
“Akpabio!” “I can see you. Please open the door! The Bear is coming. It’s coming for me!” I cried. “Akpabio! Akpabio!” What’s going on? I can see Akpabio. It was dark but the moonlight reflected on my beautiful black skin.… Continue reading
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The uninvited invitee
Today was so funny. Not “hehe haha” funny but still funny. You know why? Because last week, I chose my blog topic, but work has been so hectic that I remembered everything else and I mean everything else asides from… Continue reading
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When you see and do not see
Do you feel as though there are things you see but also do not see? Well, I do, and I think we all do. Let me explain. Every morning it takes me about twelve minutes to walk from the subway… Continue reading
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Self-reintroduction
This year, I did something I never did before. I set a cutoff date to reintroduce myself. Not for anyone but for me. For so long, I conditioned my identity on an ideal, places, expectations and people who I thought… Continue reading
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Eat your cake
Just like every other week, I waited till the eleventh hour to write my blog post today. I knew this was going to happen. I mean it always happens. No matter how much I prepare beforehand, I have come to… Continue reading
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You Can Never Be One of Them
Have you ever seen Dose of Society’s content on social media? If you haven’t, Dose of Society is an account where the interviewers ask strangers on the street raw, vulnerable questions like: “What did your last heartbreak teach you?” “Your… Continue reading
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The Mistaken Daughter of Seven Seven
If there was a Guinness World Record for the largest number of fights, my mom and I would win it every single time! We’ve seen and fought it all. The good fight, the ugly fight, the bad fight, the funny… Continue reading
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Shadows and Mirrors
Is it me or is there something so luxurious about gold? The color is eye-catching. Beautiful and shiny. The process of using intense heat to melt gold and forge it into fine jewelry is both a craft and an art.… Continue reading
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I rise and I stand tall
February 6, 1973, marked the beginning of a great year. It was the year the Canadian National (CN) Railway company decided to embark on a very ambitious project. Little did they know that they were constructing a monumental project for… Continue reading
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Vera, my baby
In 2020, I took down my locs because I was tired. I had initially started it because I believed it was an easy way out to manage what I thought was an “unmanageable” 4C kinky black hair. But boy, was… Continue reading
