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ketimae

@ketimae

One part serious, one part goofball. I blog about life, culture, food, social/digital media and stories.

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ketimae
@ketimae Sep 18, 2018, 5:22 PM UTC

FIRE

I've set fires to my house and person three times in my life. Honest to heaven, they were all accidental. Looking at my history, I’m sure that somewhere in the world, I’d have been brought up on char…

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@ketimae Sep 14, 2018, 10:19 AM UTC

On Foreign Shores - 1

We, Oghenerukevwe and I, had just arrived at college. We were excited about everything; the number and diversity of people, the buildings, landscaping and even the very air. We’d worked hard to get t…

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@ketimae Aug 2, 2018, 2:55 PM UTC

Caught In The Act

There are those moments in this life when time stands still. I mean, it’s not in slow motion. Just, still. Your belly does a little somersault and suddenly, you have the inordinate wish for the earth…

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@ketimae Jul 23, 2018, 7:17 PM UTC

If You Don't Broaden Your Horizon, Who Will?

“Ordinarily, you should be a housemaid somewhere in Lagos. Your parents must have really worked hard to be able to send you to the university.” This was said to me by a friend’s roommate, in my secon…

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@ketimae Jun 28, 2018, 1:36 PM UTC

Men Handle Breakups Badly

I read this hilarious thread on Twitter, written by one Ukhanki. I was finding it a little hard to believe, until some guys in the replies affirmed that it is true. But seriously. How are you gonna t…

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@ketimae May 2, 2018, 8:52 AM UTC

DIARY OF A WAKA WAKA

Yesterday, I tweeted that I tend to find myself in the most dramatic situations. Apparently, the Fates were listening. First of all, I need a car. For ages, I’ve been asking my friends and family to…

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@ketimae Apr 23, 2018, 3:42 PM UTC

WHERE MIRACLES HAPPEN

Itam Junction was noisy and teeming with the usual morning crown going to and fro on the four roads that led to it. Men and women hurrying off to work, mingled with street hustlers and roadside hawke…

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@ketimae Apr 16, 2018, 5:35 PM UTC

ENEMIES IN FAMILIAR PLACES - Part 1

My name is Idara, I am 30 years old and my friends and family think I’m badly in need of an intervention. Because another valentine is here and I’m still unmarried and happily so. My friends say I sh…

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@ketimae Apr 5, 2018, 5:22 AM UTC

COLD IRONY

The black van slowly cruised down the windswept Itam street, its tinted windows masking the presence of the three men inside, each carefully scanning the area for any sign of the freelance skilled la…

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@ketimae Mar 27, 2018, 9:18 AM UTC

DIGITAL STORYTELLING - 1

Once upon a time... These four words have become the timeless signal that a story is about to begin. When I was much younger, I used to get very excited whenever I opened a book and saw those words o…

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