Sharing my journey to a purposeful, intentional life.

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Why I Wrote Because of You

I published my first book, Because of You, in 2023. It’s a poetry collection about love…
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January 16, 2019

SHORT STORY| No Words

Our hands brushed against each other’s and I felt a startling vibration. I wasn’t sure he felt it too so I kept on walking but…
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January 14, 2019

A Strange World

we live in a strange world don’t we? we can like something someone loathes and also despise something someone adores we dream about something other…
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January 11, 2019

Travel|10 Fun Or Not Facts About Accra, Ghana

I travelled to Ghana during the first week of the year for a wedding. It wasn’t my first time in Ghana as I had visited…
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January 9, 2019

POEM| I Promise

I’ve said the words “I promise” often
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● About Me

I’m Mariam — writer, explorer, observer of life’s quiet and loud moments. I started this blog in March 2017 as a self-discovery space, and over the past eight years, it has grown into a home for everything that moves me and hopefully, something that moves you too. Here, you will find poetry, reflections, travel stories, lifestyle pieces, motivation, inspiration and Lagos restaurant reviews all written with honesty and heart. Enjoy!