Oh What Pain…

Sensitive content - this post contains the topic of suicide You know how algorithms on social media sites such as Facebook and Instagram work right? Even if you aren't sure how they work, you probably have some understanding of them and if not, you've probably had moments where you've been terribly upset by them. Moments…

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And Another One

Welcome to part three of snippets* Don't forget, you can get the complete book from Smashwords and the Okadabooks mobile app. ********* Jim got up early and tried to be as quiet as possible as he got ready and left the house. He was still so ashamed from the previous night. He was not only…

And So It Goes

Welcome to part two of snippets 😄 Don't forget, you can get the complete book from Smashwords and the Okadabooks mobile app. What do you think so far? I'm soooo curious to hear😬 ********* David looked at Ifeanyi, his long-time friend. When Sara had left for university, he’d gone to Ifeanyi’s house whenever his father…

Knowledge VS Ignorance 🤔

My little brother was born in the month I began my secondary school leaving exams and three months later, with my exams done and his mum having to return to work, I took over his primary care. It was easy. He slept almost all the time and I only had to feed him and change…

Here We Go!

Hello everyone 😀. You may remember I shared some major news last week. As promised here's the first part of the snippets I'll be sharing. Enjoy and let me know what you think, I'd love to hear from you all! Don't forget, you can get the full book from Smashwords and the Okadabooks mobile app.…

I did it! 😱

I did it. I actually, unbelievably, not-in-my-dreams-but-reality did it! I self-published my book. An entire 26-chapter, 44,000-word work of fiction. Arrrrrghhhhh! Honestly, I still partly feel like I'm in dreamland and the other part of me is screaming that it wasn't ready to be published but... let me tell you something. I started the book…

2020, Can We Please Stop Now😔?

It’s been an incredible ride with surprises on every turn. And no, not the good kind We’ve heard stories from our worst nightmares. We’ve had our feet pulled from under us by sudden deaths. Our shoulders have slumped with nowhere else but 6 feet below to go. Our faith has been shaken and we remain…

I’ll Take This, This and That

Let's talk about adoption, international adoption to be precise. For the longest time, I've loved the idea of adoption and it's almost seemed like the peak of human love and acceptance to me. I even wrote a blog about adoption and Christianity. To be fair though, I often emphasize my belief that since information is…

The Holidays Are Over…

So the holidays are over. I hope you all had a good time with friends and family. Very often, we get caught up with the big things that we forget the small things which tend to matter much more. So my hope is that the little things filled up your holiday. There's something about holidays…

Double Standards

I was on the bus on my way home after a normal day at work. As usual my ears were plugged, tuned to Carrie underwood at good volume so that I may possibly survive the unnecessarily long ride, terrible driving and the thousands and one abuses that are bound to fly out of car windows…