BUSAYO
On Stillness
And to think a summer of boredom could do that, could possibly change the trajectory of how my mind works, and how I deal with life,
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BUSAYO
Oct 286 min read
Ondo, With Love
My first few years in Ondo town, I used the forest that stretched out before my school as a metaphor for the dense aloneness that I felt
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BUSAYO
Sep 285 min read
The Shifters of The Hills: Notes On A Story
My story ends with an almost happy ending. Almost. Because I am deeply fascinated by endings that are open-ended. That are not real endings.
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BUSAYO
Aug 156 min read
Life On The Islands: Review of Tomorrow Died Yesterday.
But really, the big underlying hurt I noticed in this book is the loss of agency that Niger deltans have in what happens to their own land
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BUSAYO
Jul 167 min read
Taking The Step
I just don’t feel like I’m someone that could ever be okay with being average.
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BUSAYO
Apr 227 min read
A Balancing Act: How to Write when you have work and life to do.
To be honest, balancing everything has never been so easy. It was a very different thing when I was a student and now that I work.
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BUSAYO
Nov 20, 20236 min read
On Writing Workshops & Creativity
One of the workshop leaders pointed out how important it is to be kind while giving feedback
I think everyone should know how to give advice
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BUSAYO
Oct 18, 20235 min read
Taking The World In
#OctoberReset SO… this is the blog post I promised you back in September. Aren’t you happy to hear from me? Well, I am to be writing to...
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BUSAYO
Sep 24, 20234 min read
RESTING
So many things that I didn’t believe I could do, I did without breaking too much of a sweat or without so much anxiety.
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BUSAYO
Jun 30, 20235 min read
THE KINSMEN: Notes On A Story
My speculative short story The Kinsmen, got published in an anthology printed by A Coup of Owls press. This is my second time being featured
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BUSAYO
Apr 21, 20235 min read
Going Home
It made me realize that there are so many angles to the idea of what home could be – from home as a place, to home as the people you love
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BUSAYO
Nov 30, 20225 min read
A Year In Music
This year, I touched a bit on how music shapes my creativity. Well, this will be the post where I discuss that even further...
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BUSAYO
Oct 19, 20225 min read
Why Do I...?
am not sure when my social awakening started.
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BUSAYO
Oct 9, 20226 min read
Easy Like Sundays
And I remember that Sunday in particular; it was just like any other restful Sunday. I woke up, with the sun breaking past the cold of 6 am
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BUSAYO
Sep 16, 20227 min read
Greenfruit: Notes On A Story
But I tend to be shy about hope. The hope I have, as strong as it is, is always tender So I cannot help but admire trees and their boldness
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BUSAYO
Aug 5, 20226 min read
BURNT ORANGE: Notes On A Story
The story is titled Burnt Orange and I started writing it in the very uncomfortable cocoon of the pandemic in 2020.
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BUSAYO
Feb 27, 20225 min read
Lessons On Movement
I finished my ice-cream that random afternoon, dusted off the crumbs from the pastry I had bought with it, and left the restaurant.
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BUSAYO
Dec 15, 20217 min read
RECOVERY: A Year In Review
I think about this quote that summarizes things; some years ask questions, others answer them.
Maybe this was one of the years that answer
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BUSAYO
Nov 24, 202111 min read
Friendly Ghosts
The second night, there were fewer streetlamps, and more mountains. I knew I was getting closer to home.
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