I started this post with the thought: What to write about when you don't know what to write about. The question is not what to write about, it's where to begin. So I did what many writers would do, write, sometimes without a destination. My mind has been in a lot of interesting places lately, … Continue reading Of new found places and distant lands.
Free writing
raise me up
raise me up tells the story of a young Nigerian in an subtle fight for relevance. The background is one of discomfort and unease until finally, power was restored.
The Art of Storytelling in Branding and Marketing
Once upon a time in a land so far away, there lived a princess in a beautiful castle. If ever read a lot of childhood stories, you’d be very familiar with these particular kinds of beginning. Well, these kinds of stories mostly happen in Disney World and they almost always ended happily. In advertising, … Continue reading The Art of Storytelling in Branding and Marketing
this thing under your skin
“That Yellow Paw-paw na”, Chinwe said again. Chinwe was sitting with other girls in front of the SS2 block. They were talking about the new Junior student who wouldn’t do anything that wasn’t in the school curriculum. This included serving punishment, doing chores or running errands for seniors. It didn’t help that she was the … Continue reading this thing under your skin
My Kingdom Come
I sit here by my laptop, thinking about what to write. The black-and-white keys stare at me, waiting for me to start punching. It’s been a while, this writing thing. It’s been a while I wrote anything that wasn’t preceded by a brief. People talk about writer’s block. I guess they haven’t met Nigerian clients. … Continue reading My Kingdom Come
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