“Hey” was what I whatsapp’s him just after midnight. I don’t even know why I was whatsapp’ing him. I had asked him several times why he would always contact me after the midnight hour even though …
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As a mother, there are some statistics that stiffen my spine and propel me into a state of extra vigilance. It’s estimated that 1 in 4 women in America have – or will – experience some …
We’re having our very first ‘Adventures’ event as part of Accra[dot]Alt’s Talk Party series this Friday, 29th March at the Passions Cafe in Osu, Accra. A couple of writer friends and poets who may or may …
Malaka has asked me to give a ‘blow by blow’ account of how we (and I really feel this is a collective effort from everyone who contributes to Adventures – those who read, comment, and our …
As most of you know, Adventures from the Bedrooms of African Women was nominated for three categories in the Ghana Social Media Awards/BlogCamp 2013 earlier this year. The categories were “Best Blog”, “Best Activist Blog” and …
I was very pleased when I saw via the @BloggingGhana handle on twitter that Adventures (on twitter we’re @AdventureFrom) had been nominated in 3 categories for the Ghana Social Media awards – best activist blog (which …
I am shocked that even up till now I can’t still write about abuse; mine. I live in a country where everything is given to God. Whereas this may not be an entirely bad thing, I’ve …
The V-Day organization has asked 1 billion people to rise “to show the world our collective strength, our numbers, our solidarity across borders” and renew efforts to end violence against women. I would like to suggest …
I like the idea of an alternative valentine’s day…like many of you I believe we should show love every day, and not on one day that has become overly commercialised. At the same time I think …
Yesterday, I confessed to my friends that till I met my boyfriend, all the guys I dated had some kind of forceful sexual intercourse with me. Ladies, you know what I’m talking about- the kind of …