PostsCommentsPayoutsterjix (62)in The MINIMALIST • 3 months agoWhen Change Starts From WithinChange has always been one of the most terrifying and thrilling experience in my human existence. I often resist it, but at the same time long for it and want to embrace it. One…terjix (62)in The Real Talk • 3 months agoThe Truth SavesIS IT BETTER TO KNOW THE TRUTH, EVEN IF IT HURTS? Yes, after some of my past experiences, I think the truth is what really matters. Truth saves. There are situations where…terjix (62)in The Ink Well • 4 months agoNa Your FaultIfeanyi was six the first time his father told him he had killed a woman. Not just any woman, his own mother. She had died immediately after birthing him. The nurses tried to…terjix (62)in Ladies of Hive • 4 months agoTurning 21 || LOH#251Today, I turned 21. I have always regarded 21 as the age where life becomes more serious, more purposeful. And honestly, it feels like it. I feel a pivot. A mental change. A…terjix (62)in The Ink Well • 4 months agoRed Earth And SilenceThe first thing Adam noticed as he drove through Nsukka was the scent of the air. The breeze was unchanged—warm and fragrant— with the smell of roasting corn mingling with that…terjix (62)in The Ink Well • 5 months agoThat Elusive ButterflyYesterday, on my way back from work, I broke down in the bus and let a tear or two slip from my eyes. I felt horribly and utterly alone and I was silently screaming for someone…terjix (62)in Q Inspired-by-Music • 5 months agoHeld By A Song, Healed By LoveThere are songs that sound beautiful and there are songs that sound like they were made for you to find them when you need them most. Chord Overstreet’s ’Hold On’ is one of…terjix (62)in The Ink Well • 6 months agoCity of MirrorsSochima thought that she had finally received the ticket that would grant her entry into the life she always dreamt of. That was after she had received an e-mail about her…terjix (62)in The MINIMALIST • 6 months agoThe Longing To Just BeOne notion I used to maintain was that no human can truly be free. We are always bound to one thing, idea, principle, or human. In a way, that's what makes us human. But…terjix (62)in The Ink Well • 6 months agoAnjonuWhen Tese alighted from the train, he knew that what he was running from would not find him here. A strange calm wrapped itself around him like a warm blanket. Ibadan was nothing…terjix (62)in Ladies of Hive • 7 months agoBeing 17 || LOH#241While reading this post, i would love if you could listen to this song. Kiss Me by Ed Sheeran If my life were a movie, the title would be Being 17. Not because that…terjix (62)in The MINIMALIST • 7 months agoOrganize, So You Can BreatheIt's that time of the year when stillness is hard to find. Life becomes more chaotic and mindfulness is hard to practice. Living in a world that never stops moving and an…terjix (62)in The Ink Well • 7 months agoYour Flowers Are Here, Lewa.Lewa was doing the dishes when “All of Me” by John Legend blared from her phone speaker. She barely paused to rinse the suds from her hands before rushing to answer. Only one…terjix (62)in The MINIMALIST • 8 months agoMusings of A MinimalistSometimes, I sit and just think about it—minimalism. Not the kind that’s all white walls and empty counters. The kind that lives in the small, quiet parts of life. To me…terjix (62)in Ladies of Hive • 8 months agoBooks or Movies? Why Not Both? || LOH#234When I think about how I spend my entertainment or relaxation time, I honestly can’t say I lean more into books than movies—or vice versa. I’ve always walked the line between the…terjix (62)in Q Inspired-by-Music • 8 months agoSmall KindnessesEveryday, I think about tiny but grand gestures that pass us by unnoticed. Once you truly look for them though, you can find them everywhere. Like when you sneeze and a random…terjix (62)in The Ink Well • 8 months agoJola's FearFear to Jola was the whispers of chill air that caressed her skin whenever the clouds darkened. Fear was the pitter-patter or the sound of the thundering of rain on rooftops.…terjix (62)in Hive Book Club • 9 months agoA Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini || Book Reviewcover image for A Thousand Splendid Suns SUMMARY Mariam is a harami , an illegitimate child, who only sees her adored father once a week. On those precious days…terjix (62)in The Ink Well • 9 months agoUnseen HandsAs he staggered out of the drink-house, he could feel the unseen hands pointing at him. He could sense their stares and the disgust they felt for him. He tried to cower in on…terjix (62)in The MINIMALIST • 9 months agoNot That Girl AnymoreHappy Transformation Thursday, Minimalists! It is with great joy that I write a response to Transformation Thursday's prompt. The first quarter of this year has been really…
