“What we do for ourselves dies with us; what we do for others and the world remains and is immortal.” – Albert Pike Dearest reader, Circa 2007, my mother …
Dear male reader, Own it. This is not about the masterpiece from Stormzy ft. Ed Sheeran and Burna Boy. In recent times, I have found myself thinking about extremes. …
Dearly beloved male reader, You are a necessary part of this world. The world as we know it exists because of you; if you were no more the world …
Character is fate and character is the accumulation of habits formed over time. Nothing, then, is by chance. Mtshali’s “Boy on a Swing” has resonated with me over the years …
I think clowns are the saddest characters created; no nuance, just straight out comic. There is nothing funny about this world, and to be subjected to producing comedy with no …
Dear male reader, Productivity. Hence, again, I need must implore you to bear with me over the delay in the letter concerning hair and its symbolism. I do not …
Dear male reader, Welcome to a new year! I was going to start out this year talking about hair. I think that the subject matter of hair is to …
Dear Reader, In 2022, I was down and out. I went from hosting the biggest bicycle race in Calabar to roasting plantains, frying potatoes, and grilling chicken at Mobil Junction. …
Dear reader, Think fatherhood reflections, Chinua Achebe and paternal influence in African literature. I have been on a paper, and I think, for far too long, partly because I feel …
Dear reader, What has now become, perhaps, the greatest thing my name is attached to wasn’t always what people have come to know it to be. …