When literature student Eleanor falls for her charming professor, their shared love of classic films and jazz creates an undeniable connection. But with classroom boundaries and an age gap between them, can their old souls find common ground? “Old Soul, Young Heart” – a bittersweet tale of forbidden attraction where Casablanca meets campus life.
A poem on aging, desire, and the kind of man who makes you forget what you should remember.
She had a thriving life in Lagos, but left it all behind for love. What she found? Drama in Atlanta. Heartbreak. Hustle. Survival. This isn’t a sob story. This is Itua. This is Go Hard or Go Home.
Nashville doesn’t do quiet. She greets you with clicking boots and a rhythm in her chest. With the scent of fried catfish, barbecue, and a little desperation disguised as ambition. I had no business being here, not really. I was just passing through. One part curiosity, two parts restlessness. But some cities pull you close…
Read the final episode of Borokiri To Brooklyn—episode 2.2 of Japa Chronicle
She orders the same coffee every day—a cortado with a whisper of cinnamon. He’s been waiting four months to ask her name.
Wallace knows precisely when she’ll walk through the door: 8:43 AM, Monday through Friday. As a barista with dreams bigger than his tip jar and a heart more fragile than the foam art he creates, he’s perfected her order but fumbled every chance to learn who she really is.
Episode 1 of Japa Chronicle.
In this raw, witty, and laugh-out-loud honest blog post, Folusho takes us into the chaotic beauty of life as a Nigerian grad student in America—where every palm tree hides a new bill, every lecture comes with heartbreak, and every text from home assumes she’s now a billionaire.
If you’ve ever chased a dream, questioned your choices, or googled “marry for green card yes or no,” this story is for you.
When Ronke traded Lagos for Chicago, she exchanged her literary dreams for a barista’s apron. Now, one year after losing her Nigerian publisher and her hard-earned money, she steams milk by day and stares at a blank screen by night. The American dream? More like American disillusionment.
But in the quiet hours between shifts, when Chicago’s skyline glitters with possibilities just beyond reach, Ronke’s words begin to flow again—honest, raw, and uniquely hers. As she navigates the space between two worlds, neither fully Nigerian nor American, she discovers that some stories take time to brew.
A poignant tale of creative resilience, immigrant ambition, and the quiet courage it takes to write yourself back to life—one page, one cup, one hope at a time.
Donald has spent his entire life in love with Annette Thuraya—his childhood friend, college roommate, and now business partner in their successful interior design firm. Despite their perfect chemistry and the countless remarks about what a beautiful couple they make, Annette has kept him firmly in the friend zone since their failed kiss at eighteen. After years of silent longing, Donald finally decides to make his move on Valentine’s Day by leaving a note that could change everything.
CW: Sex, Language
When a brutal assault by Nigeria’s notorious SARS unit shatters Ejiro’s world, her fury sparks a digital uprising that spills into the streets. In the chaos of the #EndSARS protests, she crosses paths with Tunde Alade—a reclusive tech billionaire with scars of his own. As tear gas clouds the air and chants shake the nation, their fight for justice becomes a fight for each other. But when bullets rain down at Lekki Toll Gate, love and revolution collide—and survival comes at a cost.
This is Part One of an ongoing story article written to reflect a day in the life of Timi Waters.
Every evening, Bunmi Adeyemi boards the 6:15 train from Manhattan to Queens, surrounded by the same tired faces, the same predictable routine, the same quiet loneliness.
But one night, a chance encounter with a stranger—a poet with knowing eyes and a charming smile—shakes the rhythm of her commute.
In a city where connections are fleeting and love feels like a mirage, can a conversation on a crowded subway change everything?
Sodiq Nasir, a highly celebrated motivational speaker, has the power of the tongue but nothing for his sanity. To silence the limiting voices in his head and keep his raving fans mentally and emotionally pumped, Sodiq resorts to drugs. On the night of a star-studded event, his manager finds him unconscious in his hotel room and rushes him to a rehabilitation Centre on the outskirts of Lagos.
When he awakes on the bed of Rediscover Rehabilitation Centre, a private home open to a select few and aimed at helping people fight addictions, Sodiq begins a long battle to break his drug dependence. But finds he’s becoming armed with a darker addiction; an obsession with the proprietor of RRC, Ọyáwálé Adisa.
Keywords: Second Chances
Heat Level: 3
Let’s face it, when you Japa, they don’t give you a manual at the airport. No one hands you a welcome pack that says: “Congratulations on escaping NEPA! Here’s how not to cry in Walmart.” And so, many of us land in the abroad with two things: hope and vibes. This special edition of Japa…
Part 2 of An Ode To Words Unspoken. Written to reflect a day in the life of Timi Waters.