π April 9, 2026
Handwriting
Nearly everyone carries something in their pockets. A lighter, some money, rolling papers, receipts, keys, old tickets, snack crumbs, a few...
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Things I don't tell anyone. Turns out, I talk.
π April 5, 2026
Rome, Unravelled 3: Nero
Agrippina was gone. Sextus was soon handled. Already weakened by illness, he was visited by Nero, who showed just the right amount of concer...
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π April 5, 2026
Rome, Unravelled 2: Agrippina
The former emperor was gone. His family had been sent to hell. What was left pertaining to him were his sisters, Agrippina and Livilla, both...
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π April 5, 2026
Rome, Unravelled 1: Caligula
In ancient Rome, power often came at a heavy cost. It meant intrigue, plots, and conspiracy. More often, it meant a violent end. Of 105 empe...
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π March 26, 2026
Dear Nigeria, I Stand British
I fell in love when I was nineteen. Her name was Helen – Helen Oyeyemi, to be precise. I fell in love with her eyes first (they had th...
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π March 25, 2026
Coffee
The first time I drank coffee I was fourteen. If this were a story about coffee, I would say that’s a lie. The first time I tasted cof...
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π March 23, 2026
Why Patrice Had to Go (Pt 2)
Barely five days after independence, the first crises struck. This would be the first in the long line of madnesses. The night before there...
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π March 23, 2026
Why Patrice Had to Go (Pt 1)
There are many ways to explain the Scramble for Africa. Stripped to its essence, though, it comes down to four driving forces (in my opinion...
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