Tag: Diaries

Hair Diaries of an African Woman

I didn’t know how to take care of my hair for the first twenty-five years of my life. In case you’re wondering, I turned 28 this May. That’s freaking sad. But as ridiculous as it sounds, that a grown-ass woman like me had no idea how to take care of my hair, it really isn&r...

Diaries of Benghazi ??? Al Jagbub ??? Lefke ??? New York : Mystic Dreams and Solitudes of Confrontation

In 2018 after finishing my bachelor degree I was trying to heal from the remaining traces of melancholy. I felt an intense urge to pursue what I have always dreamt of… A mystic life, to retreat from the chaotic, noisy, and nasty war-torn world we have arrived at without our will. I was fas...

The UK Diaries: Entry #2

AsI arose from my jet lag, the moonlight illuminated my room. 4:45 a.m. This was not how I imagined spending my first night in a new country. As a remedy for my boredom, I began to scroll through YouTube, Medium, and Instagram. As each hour passed, my hunger grew. Gnawing throughout my ...

Poem: Dubai Diaries ??? Part 3

As the weekend vanishes, it dawns on me that the journey has slowly evolved to its business end. But with a few more days to go, the third part makes me satisfied, and you all, with some fodder to read. Dubai City’s contrasting nature grows on a week plus travel. The City is rich and glitzy...

The Barcelona Diaries ??? Promising Young Women

This is how my time in Barcelona started. With Kate, my best friend, and I staring at each other in our new apartment, saying those words in disbelief. Considering that moving to Barcelona had been all we’d talked about for 9 months, and that planning the move had almost killed us, it’s ...

The Groundhog Diaries. 22???09???2023.

The Power Of A Small Town Melody. The man and the woman sit in the centre on one of the benches next to the fountain. The man gets out the small pocket-sized chess set and they set up the sides The man plays black, the woman is white. “Apt,” she says. He looks at her. “...

The Groundhog Diaries. 04???10???2023.

A glorious retelling of various old horror movies where the creator takes old forgotten movies and prunes out scenes to retell the tale. I love what he does with these. I love the look he gets on the frames. I just love the book. Worth following on Kickstarter to get these. The Thirteenth Floor. ...