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 …
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My mother was gorgeous. I could not remember seeing my mother look the way she did since I was about five or so. After my father disappeared, all her clothes and make-up took a back seat. …
The first time So as you know, it all started with Paa Kwesi saying Ibrahim was dying to see me. I had treated HIM to lunch at the Mall and he called his cousin. He insisted …
The light coming from the gap between the curtains was like a hot four-inch nail shoved into my eye socket. I inhaled sharply and jerked away from it, rolling too enthusiastically and ending up on the …
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 …
Wednesday “What is it about Christmas that makes everyone so crazy?” I asked watching the tippers dumping more sand on the floor. The driver released his load too quickly blowing a cloud of dust over everything. …
Walking down the aisle in church the next day I couldn’t help feeling self-conscious. It was Offering Time and it seemed the new vicar had rung in some changes. For one thing, there was a gospel band instead …
Silly cow. Silly, sexy cow. I didn’t even go to her college, but it seemed being friends with some of her friends on Facebook was enough to convince her that I did. She wrote something in reply which …