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Jan 6, 20207 min read
When the Truth Came to Be
To me, my father, my so-called “hero,” single-handedly ruined my life and my family, all over a personal dispute...
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Nov 27, 20199 min read
Forward Is the Only Direction
Those early years were rough on my mother as she was battling demons in the early stages of her alcoholism and drug addiction...
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Nov 26, 20198 min read
The Great Betrayal
For as long as I can remember, it was always a constant battle for survival...hunger was our close friend...
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Nov 20, 20199 min read
Behind Every Dark Cloud
My father was a police officer, and my mother ran a small shop. My life started out normal...
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Oct 30, 20199 min read
Life Is Precious
Behind every proverb, there is experience and reflection. Now, I don’t claim to know it all, but I know what I’ve lived...
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Oct 15, 20199 min read
There Is Life After Opioids
Good, no one had robbed me of my pain pills. I pulled out my trusty relievers and tossed a handful back. I could be without a home...
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Oct 11, 20198 min read
Fighting Free
Maybe it would have been a lot different if life had stayed peaceful and carefree like when I first came into this world...
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Oct 6, 20197 min read
What Lies Within Us
When the going gets tough, the tough get going. This sentence pretty much sums up my whole life...
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Sep 6, 20197 min read
What Is Praiseworthy
For the first few years of my life, all my immediate family lived in a low-income, one-roomed apartment in the city within a close-knit...
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Aug 21, 20199 min read
A Dream for the Both of Us
It was a beautiful, crisp, clear morning. My only regret was that my dad wasn’t by my side as he should have been...
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Aug 17, 20198 min read
A Long Walk from Yesterday
In fact, I was 16th in the rankings, including my father’s children from his two older wives, who each had six children before...
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Aug 5, 20198 min read
My Dreams Made a Difference
Through all these years, I’ve gathered wisdom from a deep well of experiences and had opportunities to chase my dreams again and again...
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Jun 27, 20197 min read
Love Yourself First
Tim Han, my mentor and savior, taught me that “Our mess is our message.” So, I guess I have a big message because my life has sure been a...
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Jun 10, 20197 min read
Until We Meet Again
When it happened, everyone claimed that the grief would only last a year until I was able to move on, so I consoled myself with this...
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Apr 30, 20197 min read
The Season to Harvest
My parents fell in love in prison. Not many people can say that! Back then, detention centers were co-ed. My father...
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Apr 22, 20196 min read
I’m Still Breathing
Stand, sit, eat, drink, poop, pee, and breathe—thoughtless functions for a healthy body. But there I lay, a limp, lifeless, 27-year-old...
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Apr 17, 20196 min read
Cheers to Chubby Ladies
It’s an easy sentiment to offer someone else, but it took a long time for me to view my own figure in this way. Loving my body has been...
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Mar 15, 20196 min read
Claire’s Song
I had good, rowdy mates to play Cricket with and go to raucous Saturday morning kids’ movies with, and I went to a private British school...
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Feb 25, 20198 min read
To Rebuild
I was born in 1987 and grew up in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria with a younger sister and hard-working, loving parents who encouraged me...
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Feb 7, 20197 min read
Even Weirdos Deserve Love
But that all changed in the middle of my second year when I had a diabetic onset. The onset, itself, wasn’t too traumatic, seeing as how...
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