Author: Mariam Shittu

  • SHORT STORY| No Words

    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 my heart was racing like I had been running for a minute.

  • A Strange World

    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 people will never wish for and also reject what other people hope for

  • Travel|10 Fun Or Not Facts About Accra, Ghana

    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 twice before. The first time I ever went to Ghana, I was in secondary school.

  • POEM| I Promise

    POEM| I Promise

    I’ve said  the words  “I promise” often 

  • POEM| Damn You Insecurities

    POEM| Damn You Insecurities

    I see my reflection in the mirror  and tears trickle down my face  Am I pretty I’m not so sure Am I confident I’m not so sure

  • Welcome to 2019

    Welcome to 2019

    Today is the 4th day in 2019 and just like last year, this year is already in a race. Have you made your New Year resolutions yet???

  • POEM| No Heart

    POEM| No Heart

    What if I had no heart… 
I probably wouldn’t be alive 
I wouldn’t know love 
I wouldn’t know pain

  • Why OMAD Is A Good Choice For Healthy Living

    Why OMAD Is A Good Choice For Healthy Living

    I’ve been fasting intermittently since July, 2017 but I gradually transitioned to OMAD this year. OMAD(One Meal A Day) is a type of intermittent fasting which has become very popular. Since I was already fasting intermittently (16hours fast and 8 hours eating window), I kept increasing my fast time and decreasing my eating window till…

  • Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas

    I do not have a tree at home nor did I open presents this morning I did not eat turkey nor did I wear a new party dress but I have my loved ones around me everywhere is beautiful, lit and merry with joy and lots of laughter  everything is perfect and everyone is present …

  • 20 Things I’ve Never Done But Will Like To Do

    20 Things I’ve Never Done But Will Like To Do

    So I made a list of things I’ve never done that I would like to do. In a way, it serves as a permanent challenge for the new year, and it also makes me have a lot to look forward to. The plan is to come back here to revise this post when I’ve done…

  • I Wonder

    I Wonder

    I wonder if crunchy nut is still your favorite cereal and if you still drink vodka straight from the bottle. 
I wonder if you still stay on the phone for hours talking to your family and if you still stay on the phone till you fall asleep.

  • Questions

    Questions

    Why do I find it difficult to fall asleep, but you sleep immediately your head touches the pillow 
Why do I read a book for three days and it still looks brand new, but you read it for the same amount of days and it looks a year old