Home, Home on the Range.

It's a different experience every time I come to Nigeria. This time the journey was pleasurable thankfully...I seemed to have come to terms (somewhat) with my fear of flying. Next step, water...

Any way being 'home' has riled up a few emotions and I am looking to write some political fiction. The ideas are still taking shape and I'm unsure about a lot of things. But I think it's about time I pulled my weight and wrote something long and meaningful. I just finished a piece on domestic abuse which was quite lengthy and a lot of fun to write. (If you want to read it, you'll have to keep up with Duvera Magazine where it will be published in chapter-like chunks over a period of time). So I am basically trying to do more lengthy prose. And of course I'm trying to write things that affect my race, gender, generation and people, things that they will deem meaningful so to speak. My brewing idea is gradually taking shape and I think it might make a good screenplay but I might just stick to what I know for now (I'm not particularly confident or comfortable with writing dialogue to be perfectly honest). My last piece took me about a year to write which makes me feel like I need to be very patient for this one. I might think of publishing a series. Plans, plans, plans!!!

I'm telling you all this to hold myself accountable, to motivate myself to finish what I start for a change. Besides I'm getting to the point where the curse of independence and growing up is going to fully set in which means I'll barely have time to sleep, never mind write. There is so much to think about.

But as for this moment I am home and I have some time on my hands so I might as well get to it!!

I'll keep you posted...

I'M GETTING PUBLISHED!!

I Just want to take a quick minute to say thank you sweet Jesus for making my life a series of undeserved miracles and a dream come true. No amount of gratefulness and thanksgiving can make up for all that you have done and continue to do for me. I love you.

Next L&G's I'd like to let you know that I am getting published. Yup that's right. My name is going to be on a by-line by the end of this month and words can't express how overcome with joy I truly am.

Of course I knew about this before hand but now that it's actually happening it's all the more exciting. It's for a new magazine that will debut this year. It's called Duvera Magazine. Check them out and help me spread the word will you??

Also to top all that off I am currently interning with Mother, Baby and Child Magazine here in Dubai. So in the rather inappropriate words (in this context) of Asa:

Life is beautiful, don't you think so too.

P.S.
Artists I am currently loving!! Check out the Malaysian artist Yunalis Zarai (Yuna). I love her song Decorate. It gives me chills. Also take a look at Michael Kiwanuka, a Ugandan-British artist. My favourite song from his album Home Again is Bones.