Bisi joined the evening crowd making their way home.
Author Archives: Vanessa Emeadi
A Friend Like No Other
Do you remember the printing shop we frequented during our uni days? That tiny shop that held so much banter and laughter.
What Is A Woman
What is a woman
The Year I Said Goodbye
September 1st, 2023 I said my goodbyes with a mixture of excitement and a little anxiety about the future. After a year and ten months of service I didn’t know how to stand on my own.
When The Wind Blows
Winter I told my pa that it was everything I wanted
Cycle
Ben came home from school. He was the only big kid in the compound as he’d left without the others, per his mother’s instruction; she didn’t want him playing with the kids of the other wives. He entered their own block and headed for the kitchen – each wife had her own kitchen. He wasContinue reading “Cycle”
Hello August
I wrote this poem a lifetime ago and it’s still so relevant in my current life phase. Here’s a sneak peek into the mind of young Vanessa.
When The Whispers Become One Voice
Her silence is heavy
Walking Red
I experienced my first heartbreak as a child and everywhere I went my heart bled a little. I would spot dots of blood accompanying my steps but I never gave it a thought.
The Way Back Home (Part 1)
Bisi and her dad had just left an event and she was tired. She was grateful she didn’t have to drive home and felt lucky to have her dad with her.
Brazen with Vanessa 