Dear Medium,My name is Georgina Odafe, a writer in the faraway land of Nigeria, deep in the heart of Africa. Maybe not so far away because news of your fame reached me even when I didn’t know who you were. Every time I visited, I felt seen by your community of writers. You created a place…
I don’t know if this is a new writer thing, but I hardly ever feel like writing most of the time. It doesn’t mean that I don’t love to write because I do. I even find it hard to stop when I’m writing. But the most challenging part is starting. (And posting all my drafts, but…
If your parents have ever looked at you like you’re a disappointment, this is for you. If you have ever thought you aren’t at the point where you should be, then this is for you too.
What happens when you give different persons the same ingredients to prepare a meal? Will the meal will taste the same? What if you don’t give them the ingredients? You only tell them to prepare the same meal? That is where individuality comes in. Because each of them will prepare it differently. Some might even…
On some days, I feel like I’m trapped in a sandstorm; swamped with pain, desperate and confused while on other days, I feel like I’m stuck in an hourglass, the weight of time slowly catching up on me, filling me with anxieties. But recently, I realised that time can be like a flood too. I…
On Writing, On Living 