MusuWrites
She Thought There was No Such Thing as an Abusive Marriage
There’s a scene in my novel, The Mango Tree Shade, where the central character, Asuma, is having a discussion with her cousin about her failing marriage. During the course of the conversation, Asuma is completely blown away when she starts...
Finding Your Unique Writing Voice
Horns which are put on do not stick properly – South African proverb One of the most frustrating periods of my writing journey was not realizing that I had to have my own voice. I saw the works of many...
Words of the month – January
Each week on my Instagram page, I set out to focus on a particular word, depending on where I’m at with tasks, goals, expectation or simply life. Coming out of 2022 was very difficult, and it was challenging for me...
How a Flop Event Led to Unexpected Success in Mental Health Awareness
A horse has four legs, yet it falls often – Nigerian Proverb I have a tendency to beat myself up when I fall short or miss the mark. What I have come to realize is that you can be the...
Vision: Getting the hindsight and foresight together
The poorest person in the world is not the one without money but one without vision – Ghanaian proverb Being around someone with absolutely no vision and no motivation is probably one of the most annoying things for me. There...
Reconnecting
A couple of weeks ago I was fighting a losing battle with my new duvet bed cover when I randomly decided I needed to do a new post for this blog. Over the past several months, there have been failed...
These Dating Shows…A Sad Snapshot of Reality
The human connection is at an all-time low. So many blows have been delivered against healthy communication the past couple of years alone. Political wars are through the roof and the year 2020 by itself was just…whew chile. These occurrences...
My Novel Just Got Blacker
It was already black to begin with but there are some elements in the story that are being reexamined for certain reasons. There’s no way anyone can ignore what’s going on today, with the disturbing images of police brutality and...
Mental Health and African Men
He hung himself. And with him went beloved traditions, customs and beliefs that strongly defined an African man. Those things would be no more, as his body swung lifelessly from the tree in a small village in West Africa, slowly being changed by colonialism. If you’re familiar with the actual...