writing

  • On Writing – Zadie Smith Quote and Buchi Emecheta Experience

    On Writing – Zadie Smith Quote and Buchi Emecheta Experience

    “Protect the time and space in which you write. Keep everybody away from it, even the people who are most important to you.” — Zadie Smith That was on our BBM Channel C004151AE and the comment that followed was: Oh, we got to be selfish now? Won’t work with a possessive hubby, man!

  • Tea Chat: Is writing purely art, talent based or work of practice?

    Tea Chat: Is writing purely art, talent based or work of practice?

    **This post has been updated to include recent contribution.   I saw a post on Facebook sometime ago that got me probing into the different ways people see writing. The post was stating clearly that you either can write or can’t, in which case you should stop. ‎From the tone of the post, I could taste…

  • My Feelings and I by Bello Ariyo

    My Feelings and I by Bello Ariyo

      I found my lost discovered my search My feelings I build from scratch. Like the parable of the sower My feelings scattered all over But still I am not sober 'cause it's a House built out of memories Rooms filled with futures. It's the language of self But an expression of me Words with…