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Hello! Last week was fun for me. I found myself writing consistently throughout the week, and I was glad and excited, thinking I was finally going to pick up a writing streak. But, surprisingly, this week

pixabay Back then, when I was in secondary school, I was among those who preached that gambling is a sin. You can't blame me; I was very churchy then, and anything that felt odd or went against certain

Maybe it's the way I was brought up, but I see people engaging in the blame game, even adults, as a childish act, except perhaps in a situation where one needs to escape death—like being beaten to death

Pixabay There's a common saying that goes: "What doesn't kill you makes you stronger." This was what came to my mind when I saw the line of this week's prompt, DANCING IN THE STORM. Life is all

As it is currently in the world, especially in my continent, Africa, whenever the debate about whether money can buy happiness arises, many people argue that "money is a source of happiness."

When it comes to the longest period I spent watching a movie, the one that quickly comes to mind is when I watched Money Heist, specifically the Korean version. Before that time, I was into movies, but

Many times, I find myself thinking deeply about how much the earth is suffering, and I wish that if I were the earth, I would close up and let all living things move to other planets. The earth has been

Image is mine Sometimes I wonder why there's such a thing as burden in human life. Can't life just be smooth and rosy all the time? I'm currently at that stage of life where everything feels burdensome,

Primary and secondary schools without school uniforms? Pixabay I have never thought of this until I saw the prompt of this week, and it's funny and not funny to imagine. From what I found out, there are

For some of us, returning to school after a holiday was something worth celebrating, especially because holidays, particularly the long ones, are often very tiring. This is coupled with the fact that staying

I had a déjà vu experience this past Sunday, and thinking about it today (Tuesday) really got me feeling high and wishing for the 'D-day' to come quickly. After church service this last Sunday in the early

Talking about what I do for a living in my current stage of life, I have a lot on my plate, but it's very unstable since I'm not officially employed in a big job. I'm doing what I basically call 'hustling,'

As it is now, I mean in this stage we are currently in this world, one need not be encouraged to stay off envying people (the negative part because I heard envy has two sides) because most of the things

Life is designed in such a way that failures are bound to happen, no matter how smart someone is. Whenever it wants to happen, it swallows up the person's smartness, and oftentimes, it occurs as a result

Without mincing words, I used to hoard items a lot, and to a certain extent, I’m still fond of that because there are things I find difficult to let go of due to the emotional attachment I have to them.

One question that came to my mind when I wanted to express quickly how insecure my country is, was "Is it only Nigeria that's insecure?" Being honest here, a lot of countries are facing the same

Yesterday morning, one of my siblings, a male, sent me some photos of himself, saying his birthday is in four days and that I should save the photos to post on my social media timeline when the day comes.

Many times, most of us claim that we love to hear the truth, no matter how bitter it is. But the reality is that truth can be bitter when it hits you hard, and at some point, you may regret seeking it

Maybe I have a very different and awkward opinion when it comes to analyzing good and bad sex. I believe that what many people consider good sex—the kind often displayed in porn—is far from it. I’ve seen

It's no longer news that many people, especially the youth of these days, are living fake lives on social media. This is why I'm not moved or impressed by what people post on social media. In fact, I don't