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You Should Read “The Year of the Sun” by Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo

First off, it’s been like a decade since I updated my On & About series. Life is showing me pepper. I am currently experiencing sorrow while maintaining beauty. But if feels good to be back, to ramble about the things I find interesting. This week on On & About, I will be talking about “TheContinue reading “You Should Read “The Year of the Sun” by Esther Ifesinachi Okonkwo”

Amarachi Nickabugu And The Most Important 365 Days Of Our Lives

Twitter is a cesspool of violent and disgusting misogyny most of the time. A regular day on the blue bird app is often characterised by Agbaya men dedicating so much time and so much energy towards gaslighting women when and if they speak up about systematic and social oppression, Gender Based Violence, and the marginalisationContinue reading “Amarachi Nickabugu And The Most Important 365 Days Of Our Lives”

You Should Watch Lesley Nneka Arimah Read “War Stories” At The Loft Literary Center

If you know me in real life or online (not sure if these two things are still distinguishable), you’d know I can’t go a day without mentioning Lesley Nneka Arimah and her work and what they mean to me. This week on On & About, I will be talking about this phenomenal writer reading oneContinue reading “You Should Watch Lesley Nneka Arimah Read “War Stories” At The Loft Literary Center”

I Want You To Stream ‘Ifunanya’ by Dwin, The Stoic

Adele said during one of her interviews; “Everybody loves a love song.” Love songs is probably the most enduring genre of music. Think of the classics; “Ifeoma”, “Love Nwatinti (Ije Mu Na Love”, “I Will Always Love You”, “The Power of Love”,”Some Broken Hearts Never Mend”, “Total Eclipse Of The Heart”, then think of contemporaryContinue reading “I Want You To Stream ‘Ifunanya’ by Dwin, The Stoic”

This Is Not A Review of TJ Benson’s ‘The Madhouse’

The chaotic product of a riotous mind. ‘The Madhouse’ has one rule; I do not want to be understood. This rule echoes throughout warped plots that explore how time and bodies recollect the memories of war and violence, the innocence of children and how abruptly this said innocence is stripped away from them, and charactersContinue reading “This Is Not A Review of TJ Benson’s ‘The Madhouse’”