Author: Mariam Shittu

  • Places in Lagos| The Seetle 

    Places in Lagos| The Seetle 

    The Seetle is a restaurant and co-working space in Ikoyi, Lagos. I stopped by the restaurant this month and here’s what went down.

  • POEM| Some Dreams Are Only Meant To Be Dreams

    POEM| Some Dreams Are Only Meant To Be Dreams

    Waking up beside you was a reality I dreamt of over a thousand times

  • POEM| A New Beginning

    POEM| A New Beginning

    In the beginning, it was sparks and tingles. Laughter and happiness.

  • Does Grief End?

    Does Grief End?

    On the 4th of September, I googled “does grief end”. It’s been three years and ten months since I lost my Mum, and I miss her so much.

  • Places in Lagos| Oceans5 By Riviera

    Places in Lagos| Oceans5 By Riviera

    Oceans5 is a new restaurant in Lagos at Riviera Hotel. I stopped by the restaurant on the 5th of September with my brother, Luki and my sister, Dee. Here’s how our evening went.

  • POEM| Banana Bread

    POEM| Banana Bread

    As I run a knife through you, I wonder how something can be thick yet soft.

  • POEM| We’re All Winging It

    POEM| We’re All Winging It

    You may not know who you are. You may not know what you want. You may not know what you’re doing.

  • Advice For Girls (By Spencer McFarland)

    Advice For Girls (By Spencer McFarland)

    Be loud. Be gross. Take up space.

  • 10 Quotes I’m Riding With For The Rest of The Year

    10 Quotes I’m Riding With For The Rest of The Year

    It’s no secret that I’m a lover of quotes. I like finding new quotes and writing them in my Notes app or journal. The year is gradually coming to an end and what better way to end it than with words of wisdom.

  • POEM| I’ll Keep Moving

    POEM| I’ll Keep Moving

    It’s a new day but it doesn’t feel new nothing exciting is happening

  • POEM| Will You Stay?

    POEM| Will You Stay?

    The attention is great, but is your intention pure? The gifts are nice,

  • Places in Lagos| SLoW

    Places in Lagos| SLoW

    SLoW is an exclusive and exquisite restaurant in Victoria Island, Lagos. It began operations in the first quarter of last year, and became the talk of the town not long after.