Merry Christmas guys. Because Christmas is a time of love, I hope you enjoy this. *** I sat in front of the mirror in my room, really edgy. I had a date in two hours and I was a nervous wreck. Mum walked in, stood behind me and smiled. “You look... Read More
I Modeled For Artsmith Collections By Gbenga Dada! Photos
Hello beautiful Elsians, I was a model for Artsmith Collections by Gbenga Dada in collaboration with @Tintsmakeuppro and House of Asooke. Gbenga Dada makes fabulous handcrafted bespoke jewelry. Proudly made in Nigeria and with a reputation of being a... Read More
Blog Festival | Tweedle dee | by Daginne Aignend
Tweedle tweedle tweedle deeI’m as happy as can be’The song is tormenting my nerves all dayDid I get brainwashed over night causeI’m compulsively tweedledeeing yet for hours With embarrassment I caught myselfsinging the little... Read More
Blog Festival | Juanita | by R Soos
at night I feel a worm crawling though my bodyand you know, I don’t hallucinate anymorebecause hallucinations aren’t realand everything is real nowbut I can’t tell the real from the friends sometimesand it can’t be madnessand... Read More
My Top 6 Hairstyles of 2016
This post was inspired by Alexandria’s post on her blog. I saw her post on Instagram then followed the link in her bio. Unlike Nappyhaired, I do not make wigs. I am just that lazy Elsie who loves having a good hair on her head. However, I have... Read More
A Play of Poetry: A Review of Darren C. Demaree’s Many Full Hands Applauding Inelegantly
by Samuel Oluwatobi Olatunji Darren C. Demaree’s Many Full Hands Applauding Inelegantly is a play of monologues clad in poetry. The many full hands in the title is a synecdochical portrayal of the audience, who applauds after watching a play... Read More
Blog Festival | HI | by Jagunmade Rilycks Damilare
It took a long time to comethis exhilarating feeling I have always craved.And when all hope seemed lostYou caught me off guard.I stared hard ahead far too longthat I never saw you coming from behind.You came around and whispered into my heartSoftly you... Read More
The Genesis of my Ake Exodus
by Samuel Oluwatobi Olatunji I missed Ake Festival last year. That was something terrible. I was faraway in the outskirts of Abuja in my father’s house, wishing I could traveled to Abeokuta. As I glanced through the Facebook pictures of my... Read More
Blog Festival | Tri-Polar Homeostasis | by Scott Thomas Outlar
All rolled into one, the paradigms of yesterday become the evolved fresh perspective of a new present moment awareness. A cascading vision of truth shimmering upon the lake’s surface as the pristine water of the River Tao flows flawlessly along... Read More