Oct 24, 2017 | Non-Fiction, Opinion, Personal |
“I hate plantains!” said nobody ever. Have you met anyone who absolutely hated plantains or plantain chips? I haven’t. In all my life, I have never ever heard anyone declare that he or she hates plantains. Instead, plantains get a lot of...
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Oct 19, 2017 | Non-Fiction, Opinion |
Spraying money is a standard, popular tradition at Nigerian parties. That includes weddings, birthday parties, etc. Wherever there’s a live band or DJ or someone’s phone playlist supplying good music, Nigerians will rise to their feet and hit the dance floor....
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Oct 14, 2017 | Non-Fiction |
Infant Botulism, a type of food poisoning that affects babies, was the last thing I expected to discover when I started reading about babies and honey. It all started a few months ago … I was looking at a bottle of honey and noticed a peculiar warning written on...
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Oct 7, 2017 | Non-Fiction, Opinion |
Children’s names are important for many reasons. For starters, a child’s name is the primary means that people – family and non-family members alike – will use to refer to that child. Honey, Baby, Darling, Sweetie and other terms of...
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Sep 30, 2017 | Non-Fiction, Writing |
Eugene Ionesco was an acclaimed playwright who wrote mostly in French. Born in 1912 to a Romanian father and a French mother, Ionesco’s plays or “anti-plays” explored life’s mysteries and meaninglessness. In recognition of his work, he was...
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Sep 23, 2017 | Non-Fiction, Writing |
Michael Chabon is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and short story writer. His best-known works include his first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburg, The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay and Wonder Boys, which was made into a movie (2000), starring Michael Douglas. On...
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Sep 16, 2017 | Non-Fiction, Writing |
Isaac Bashevis Singer (Icek Hersz Zynger in Polish) was a Jewish writer born in Poland who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978. He wrote and published only in Yiddish. His writing has been described as a “unique blend of religious morality and...
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Hello, there! My name is Sharon and I am a Nigerian Fiction Writer, Taker of Pictures and Lover of Humor. Feel free to look around or say hello. I don't bite. Usually. :-) Thanks for stopping by.
