Author: littlemisszen
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Purple Hibiscus
By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ‘Aunty Ifeoma’s little garden next to the verandah of her flat in Nsukka began to lift the silence. Jaja’s defiance seemed to me now like Aunty Ifeoma’s experimental purple hibiscus: rare, fragrant with the undertones of freedom…But my memories did not start at Nsukka. They started before, when all the hibiscuses…
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I Met My Younger Self for Coffee
A bit late to the trend but here is my take on the ‘I met my younger self for coffee’ challenge. I highly recommend having a go at this – it’s amazing what you uncover when you think about your younger self. It’s very healing. ❤
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Dear Bosnia
I did not expect to feel so much love, pain, but ultimately, connection, when visiting Bosnia. In just 6 days, we explored so many places: Sarajevo, Travnik, Srebrenica, Mount Igman and Mount Trebević, to name a few. I could write an entire essay on my time there… and actually, I might, but for now, here’s…
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The Immigrant by Manju Kapur
‘The Immigrant,’ in summary, follows the story and marriage of Nina, a thirty year old English lecturer in Delhi who moves to Canada, and of Ananda, a family acquaintance living in Canada after moving from Delhi 10 years ago. I found it to be a thought provoking read, and Kapur did not shy away from…
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Children of the Heavens
Sweet little darlings, as your bodies are burnt and crushed and trampled and dismembered and abused and starved and buried under mountains of rubble and dust, your pure, bright souls stay untouched by the evils of this world, this world that is not meant for you, no your home is in the heavens. O sweet…
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Canvas
I painted my own canvas, filled it with glossy radiant hues. I covered the darkness, and smothered the ugly truths. But when the time came to show off my final piece, no one cared for the foolish fakery or dire arsonist deceit. ‘Wait, I’m truth, I’m telling you please! Don’t leave me here – all…
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