Short Story
Similar But Different
My twin sister is mischievous. I put up with her – I mean – she is my twin and my best friend, so I kind of have to. But sometimes, she exasperates me. Like now. What she is […]
Articles by Ayandola Ayanleke
Empowerment
It’s Okay Not To Have It Together
Towards the end of last year or was it the year before, a particular lady trended on Twitter in Nigeria because she made a thread talking about how she wished she knew early on not […]
Thoughts & Reflections
“Female Bosses Are Wicked”
“I don’t want to have a female boss” “Female bosses are wicked.” You have probably heard this said a number of times or even said it yourself. When I was a lot younger and I […]
Thoughts & Reflections
Life Lessons I Learned in 2019
2019 has come to an end and just like everybody else, I experienced it all. I laughed, I cried. I had the ups and downs. I had cause for celebration and otherwise. I had victories […]
Thoughts & Reflections
Can I be Independent in Peace?
No man is an island; I believe this and I agree with it. To me, that means we all need each other. In fact, one of my best songs to describe the situation, would be this […]
Lifestyle
Main Chick Vs Side Chick
“He loves you, that’s why he is cheating behind your back and not to your face.” “No matter what he does, he will still come back to me.” “I am the main chick, the one […]
Empowerment
Catch Them Young
Not too long ago, an image of a tweet went viral on my timeline on Facebook. I was so impressed by the girl described in the tweet that I had to share the image as […]
Lifestyle
For the Love of Travelling Around the World
For many years, since I could remember, I have had two dreams. I mean I have other dreams … I am what you call a big dreamer … both day and night. But the two that […]
Fashion & Style
The Question of Slay Queens
Social media has brought about many concepts and popularised many words. In recent times, one of those words or term, in this case because it is two words is, slay queen. At first, for me, […]
Lifestyle
Beyond Limits
She was graduating as the best student in her university and she was dyslexic. As if that was not ironic enough, she had grown up in a core village and therefore attended the public primary […]