Brazen with Vanessa

Bleeding on Paper

Can we talk about the sheer amount of strategy in technical writing? If I see one more strategic (…), I might just scream—literally!

Beyonce, better hush that shit up, you say.
The first time I heard those words from the line of Sistergirlfriend by Zora Howard, I marvelled. The verbosity, the theatrics and goddammit, the audacity! I knew this was where I belonged.

From Microbiology To Communications: My Career Journey

As a child, I enjoyed listening to the radio. I had very specific tastes; Cool FM, Beat FM, Inspiration FM, and Top Radio. I was always in search of songs from my favourite international artistes, and sometimes it was the radio host that made me stay.

The Grisham Effect: My Reading Journey

To be honest, I can’t remember my first ever John Grisham novel, but I like to think it was The Rainmaker. I was a huge fan of Rudy and Mr Black. I remember drawing fancy designs of the title and putting Mr Black as a character to remember.

My Top Ten Dream Destinations

Anybody who knows me knows how much I love to talk about travelling.

A Message To My Babies

Hi little one,

The Healing Journey

The truth is healing starts from the mind. In the process of renewing your mind, your thinking and utterance change from the former pattern to a much healthier pattern, aiding you to live a new life.

The Betrothal

I saw her today. The woman Umar loves. She wore the garments of the modern woman; a stylish jumpsuit, gold jewelries and hair of the foreign women. She was also beautiful and spoke with class even when I was introduced as Umar’s wife.

Before We Were Strangers

We were strangers before everything happened
Now we’re back to being strangers.
You were the best love I ever had. My first.
You taught me to see life in colour
You opened me up to all the spectrums of love, the highs and the lows.