Sophia Lopez
· Jul 24

What No One Told Me About Being Alone and Healing

There are moments in life when everything slows down. Not because you want it to, but because it has to. Maybe a relationship ends. Maybe friendships drift. Maybe life forces you into a season of stillness. Suddenly, it is just you. You and the silence. You and your thoughts. You and the ache that no...
Linda Okore
· Jul 24

What No One Tells You About Becoming “That Girl”

You’ve seen her. She wakes up at 5:00 AM, drinks green smoothies, journals with perfect handwriting, and somehow manages to look effortlessly radiant — every single day. She is “That Girl.” The internet’s version of the ideal woman: productive, balanced, self-aware, clean, focused, and aesthetic. And like many of us, I wanted to become her....
Danny James
· Jul 15

A stranger who changed my life forever

I met her on a Wednesday afternoon at a crowded bus terminal in Lagos. I was twenty-three, just out of university, broke, and disillusioned. That day, the sky hung low with heat, the kind that pressed against your skin like a warning. I had just missed an interview at a media company I had dreamed...
Laura Miller
· Jun 5

After Losing Something Important, I Found Myself

We all lose things. Sometimes it’s a job, a relationship, a dream, or something physical. Sometimes, it’s harder to name — your sense of direction, your confidence, your peace. I used to think losing something important would break me. But what I didn’t expect was that it would rebuild me instead. This is not just...