What brought me here is heartbreak. After being in a relationship for almost three years and having experienced it ending, I decided that it is time to write and share my thoughts and experiences with the world. …
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In June, I met this great artist who works with women and underprivileged kids. After we met he sent me an email asking if we could grab coffee. I said yes adding that I wanted to …
Come here, sit down, let’s talk I see your skin tightening at the length of my breath Like I’m the origin of the youthful beauty that illuminates your personality Your pores opening to be filled with …
[Some of you may remember an earlier version of this post. This is a refix thanks to our fav partners HOLAAfrica. Read it!] It’s Friday night. I’ve been waiting for this all week; tonight I have …
I doubt I’d had that much sex in my life. I doubt I know myself fully. I cried a couple of times with my ex. I cried through those moments of intense whatever it is I …
“Women and men; we still bleed red but we treat the other as inferior beings…” I looked up in time to watch her speak her closing remarks with indomitable confidence. She spoke about equity with so …
It was late when he first messaged me online. I was drunk and horny, and his tweets were clever. A girl can only take so much. He was funny in the messages too. Not hilarious, but …
“Babe, I hope you’re going to stay over tonight”. Under normal circumstances, a girl should be thrilled when her new(-ish) man makes such a request. It shows that he wants you, and wants to spend hours …
A Thousand Needles is a documentary that merges monologues, poetry, visual arts and a brutally honest script to explore the nuanced reality of living with women’s sexual and reproductive health issues. Following one character’s journey particularly …
I had nothing against Mathematics, and had done pretty well in secondary school. For some reason, combining Mathematics and words in this subject called Accounts was proving to be a nightmare. I always sat at the …