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Deraaa
@deraaa Jan 29, 2026, 8:00 PM UTC

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.…

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Deraaa
@deraaa Jan 28, 2026, 5:16 PM UTC

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.…

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Deraaa
@deraaa Jan 27, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC

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. May…

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Deraaa
@deraaa Jan 20, 2026, 9:40 PM UTC

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…

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Deraaa
@deraaa Jan 19, 2026, 12:14 PM UTC

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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Deraaa
@deraaa Jan 13, 2026, 5:20 PM UTC

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…

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Deraaa
@deraaa Jan 6, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC

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 th…

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Deraaa
@deraaa Jan 2, 2026, 1:22 PM UTC

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 mou…

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Deraaa
@deraaa Dec 31, 2025, 2:11 PM UTC

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 an…

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Deraaa
@deraaa Dec 30, 2025, 8:46 PM UTC

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 o…

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