writing
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How Toxic Productivity Gave Me PCOS And Why I Will Never Perform For My Family’s Love Again
A First-Born Daughter’s Story Of Chronic Stress, Financial Manipulation, And Choosing Herself For The First Time I have hid this story in my body for so long, but I can’t any further or I will explode and die. Growing up… Continue reading
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What Will People Say?
My Parents’ Default Question That Turned Me To a Rebel, a Runaway, and Eventually, My Own Autonomous Woman This is not a tell-it-all, but a necessary unpacking of the wounds I carried, and still carry. Trigger Warning: This essay contains… Continue reading
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Who is Regina? A Character You Won’t Forget
Let’s talk about Regina, or as you’ll come to know her, Nkechi. She’s the heart of my debut novella, STRINGS, and the reason this story wouldn’t leave me alone for nine long years. Yes, NINE. This book started as scribbles… Continue reading
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