When you get to ‘The End’ of an E-book

After ploughing through a book and reaching ‘the end,’  you can physically close it and put it down.  You can put it back in your personal library, return it to the local library, stand on it in the hopes that …

Free E-Book Overload: Where’s the time to read?

Since I discovered the wonders of free e-books via sites like Project Gutenberg and Google Books, I have been downloading them like crazy.  Many of the classics are there for free.  Thanks to e-reader apps on my phone like Kobo (which …

Writing Notes and Highlighting Passages While Reading Books

As you read more and more books, stories, articles, etc, you will notice certain habits e.g. the pace at which you read, the writing styles you prefer or tend to gravitate towards, etc. For me, I have noticed that I …

The Best Coffee is ‘Gas Station’ Coffee

… Because it has sugar in it. The end. Okay, not quite the end.  Let me explain myself.

After Watching my First ‘Daniel Craig’ as ‘James Bond’ movie

Okay, Okay, I know Quantum of Solace premiered ages ago.  November 14, 2008 precisely.  But I did not watch it until last week.  And guess what? I actually enjoyed it.

That ‘silly look’ on your face while writing

Last year, while I was deeply engrossed in a piece I was writing, someone pointed out that I had this weird look on my face.  Okay, fine, it was not just weird; it was silly.  I never forgot it and …

Embracing Solitude is the Writer’s Way

I started writing seriously in 2012 (last year), after a very long break.  One of the things I quickly discovered, apart from the fact that I love writing stories in my handwriting, is the fact that writing is a very …

If Your Brain was a Typewriter

  We all know the brain is a computer, but imagine this: What if you literally needed no hands to type, but as the words came to mind, your brain could somehow transcribe them all to paper without you moving …

Liebster Blog Award from The Crazy Nigerian

Last month, Tonwa Anthony a.k.a The Crazy Nigerian nominated me for the Liebster Award.  My ears are still tingling from the good news! This is my very first award on this blog and you can imagine my excitement.

Thank you so so much, Tonwa.  I don’t know when I will get used to calling him, Tonwa because most of us only knew him as the Crazy Nigerian for the longest time.  But that has since changed.

Now, there is the business of this award.

So, what exactly is the Liebster Award?

Quote of the Day: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Fried Plantain a.k.a Dodo

There are some things that never leave your mind.  I remember going to the Notice Board in school – secondary school – week after week to check out the new “quote” for the week.  This one, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, made a lasting impression as I can still remember it more than a decade later.  That is probably because it is even truer now than it was back then.  If that is even possible.

My Romance with the Mystery Aisle at the local bookstore

Agatha Christie Mystery Book Collection – Harper Collins

It’s been going on for a while.  Years, actually.  And I thought it was time for me to come forward and confess:  I am in love with mystery.

The Lost Art of Writing Stories in Your Own Handwriting

Have you ever wondered what your very first handwriting looked like? Maybe you have old exercise books from nursery school, etc, to help jog your memory.  Even if you don’t have those, chances are that like many people, your handwriting …