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Deraaa
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deraaa
The Ink Well
2026-02-07 15:50
Not So Grown Up (CNF)
I came home that day to my sister’s funny face. The sun had just set and I was aching tired but her face meant there was gossip. I like gossip, especially when it’s about boys. I raise an eyebrow when
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Midnight Letters
2026-02-06 00:07
The Fish in a Tree.
I recorded my song after quite a long time. It was a goal set for January and this is 3:33am, 30th January, 2026. I met up with the goal. My producer said he loved it and we did the whole thing in just
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ThoughtfulDailyPost
2026-02-05 12:58
Word Vomit.
I went on a word spill to a friend of mine. It was a long voice recorded message with a lot of tears and heartache. It was the most honest I had been with anybody in a while and this simple act triggered
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Hive Naija
2026-02-04 13:21
Get it right later.
So, remember how I wrote on starting up my Instagram account and taking it seriously? I did. I have been going with it and it is not as dreamy as I hoped it’ll be (my wi-fi condition is not ideal for building
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Movies & TV Shows
2026-02-02 17:32
Anaconda (2025)
I watched the reboot of Anaconda, this one, and I have mixed feelings about. I enjoyed it but then maybe because it was meant to be silly, I couldn’t take it seriously. If that was the goal they had in
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Hive Book Club
2026-02-01 16:25
The Book of Job
The Book of Job follows the tragic and noteworthy trials of a man named Job. Job was very wealthy, so wealthy he could occupy a county. However, in just the flick of a candle, he lost it all. His family,
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The Pub
2026-01-31 15:45
My Battle with Laziness.
One of my mentors gave me a stern talking to days ago. He pointed out something I had known for a while but made excuses for. I am lazy. Not that I’m not productive or don’t want to work, I just tend to
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ThoughtfulDailyPost
2026-01-30 19:19
It is okay to ask questions.
I don’t know who told that subtle lie that when you decide on something, you never doubt it. I think we have been sold personal views by people who may have forgotten roots just because they are at the
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Freewriters
2026-01-29 20:00
Writers’ Conflict.
I saw a meme on social media that summarised how some writers struggle with words when it comes to face-to-face conversations. Our bravado drops and we count our words especially when with strangers. We
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The Ink Well
2026-01-28 17:16
Everything I Swallowed (Creative Non-Fiction)
Dear Reader, Years ago, I was eighteen and she was seventeen. They were both seventeen. We sat in her father’s living room planning what we wanted to do with our lives. How we’d save money and stuff. We
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The Pub
2026-01-27 18:02
When the tables turn…
It is very easy to talk. You know, when we have been privileged to not experience a bad situation, mostly situations that others experience, we think we are clever or are in control of our lives. Maybe
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Ladies of Hive
2026-01-20 21:40
Because I’m a Little Pig.
I have always loved food. Food is a gift and I don’t play with it. From young till date, I don’t remember a single event that kept me from food (except from scarce finances), not even a broken heart and
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The Pub
2026-01-19 12:14
I Have No Idea What I’m Doing…
Has that thought ever hit you? Well yeah. Many of us get those “aha” moments when we realise we’re way in over our heads. Sometimes, it is a good thing because there’s room for growth and development.
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Ladies of Hive
2026-01-13 17:20
How I Feel Not How You Think.
I don’t think there’s anything of significance I have let go of. I have struggled to release though and maybe that’s why it’s been significantly harder. I’m not a hoarder or anything but I tend to be slower
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Ladies of Hive
2026-01-06 13:23
SLOW MORNING: WHAT IT IS LIKE FOR ME.
I think I have spoken so much about how I like to begin each morning. It won’t be anything new to anyone who knows me but there are times and seasons and I seem to change with them. For this point though,
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The Pub
2026-01-02 13:22
THEME CONFIDENCE
(One of my favourite pictures out of all my creations.) In 2025, I expressed my strong desire to heal. There was a lot that happened in one year and all that activity only left a sour taste in my mouth.
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Hive Naija
2025-12-31 14:11
Why Your 2026 Goals Will Fail (And How To Fix Them)
I and my friend were discussing our goals and restructuring what could be. Our conversation brought me to a line of thought and I said I had to write about it. That thought was about goals, habits and
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Hive Book Club
2025-12-30 20:46
STAY WITH ME (Book Review)
PLOT Stay With Me by Ayobami Adebayo follows the turbulent marriage of Yejide and Akin Ajayi, a Nigerian couple in the 80s. Facing the pressure to bear children, Akin and Yejide find themselves on a
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Ladies of Hive
2025-12-29 19:54
My Big Focus in 2026.
It’s that time of the year again and the atmosphere is aflame with excitement. There is the excitement and then the tension. We have reflected on our actions this past year, recalled our mistakes and penned
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Ladies of Hive
2025-12-18 22:48
The Art of Waiting: 7 Things I Learned To Do.
I think this is something we don’t stop learning. Waiting is hard and sometimes we can get lost in the knowledge of where we aren’t. It’s so easy to look at the life of your mates and begin to compare,
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