The Random Journal

This blog was originally birthed of a desire to give form to all my random thoughts. It’s slowly morphing into a literary blog and while literary blogs are cool, I can’t say I’m particularly thrilled by it.

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Ghana Must Go: A Review

Author: Taiye Selasi

Genre: Literary Fiction

Year Published: 2013

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April and May Reads

This year has been pretty devastating so far. I don’t know how much worse it could get, but I hope everyone is safe, okay. I hope the dust settles and things get better!

The Girl With Rainbow Braids

Anire’s parents had her and decided they wouldn’t have another child. One was enough. Too preoccupied with climbing the corporate ladder, she was left with helps who were changed by their whims, till she got to primary three, and they declared she was too big for them. “You can read storybooks and eat cornflakes and fruit before we come back,” dad said that day.

Kabu Kabu: A Review

Author: Nnedi Okorafor

Genre: Anthology, Magical Realism

Year Published: 2013

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The Smart Money Woman: A Review

I intentionally skipped posting April reads because I barely read last month. I completed only three books, one of them so short, it seemed to be a pamphlet. I began this one in the middle of the month, but didn’t complete it till the fourth or fifth 🤔 of May.

Beer Glass: A Short Story

Fegor loathes Emeka more than he ever has the moment he says, “I saw your dad last week.” He says Dad so casually, as if he doesn’t know, as if he has forgotten who the man had been when they were kids wearing baggy knickers to Ugborikoko primary school.

Deathbed: A Short Story

The mother was surrounded by friends in the living room. The ragged sound of her sobs wound down the hallway, crawled along the doorframe and bounced off the white tiles to my ears. They were more wretched than the breathing of the child. They sliced my soul. They were cold fingers clutching my heart.

Children of Virtue and Vengeance: A Review

A quick heads up; if you’re a fan of this series and you love it so damn much you don’t want to see it get hate, you might want to sit this one out.

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Self Care as Done By Mercy Ifediora

Self Care basically means caring for yourself. Duh.

March Reads

First off, happy New Month, everyone! I hope things get better for us all😊

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Road Trips and Shredded Tyres

(I just spent a bit ascertaining if the spelling is “tyre” or “tire”. Turns out tyre is British English and tire is American. If you were as confused as I, now, you are not. You’re welcome.)

Where I Left Off

I always have stuff buzzing in my head to write about, till I pick up my laptop and I’m left with the desire to go to sleep. I should do book reviews, but I procrastinate till I don’t feel the need to do them any longer. I see lifestyle posts and go, “Oh, this looks cool. I should do something like this!” till I remember you can’t pull life experiences out of thin air. Beyond all that, there is (or was) school looming over my head. I barely have the presence of mind to carry out activities more complex than scrolling through social media, tapping the hearts and sending rant voice notes on WhatsApp.