It has been over fourteen days since I last saw you in person. Since I last felt the magical connection I always feel as we hold hands. That magic that makes sparks fly; that magic that grants wishes without me… Continue Reading
A friend of mine once asked me, “What do I do when she doesn’t have a certain characteristic or feature that I want in a girl?” My response was this: let’s assume what you want out of a person are attributes amounting to a rating of 5. Place those attributes in an order of importance. For example, he/she should be caring, a good communicator, independent or striving towards independence, attractive, open-minded. Now, ask yourself which of these attributes you can and can not coexist with. Continue Reading
Here’s how the game works, basically, the girls would go out to hide and the boys would stay behind and countdown for some time. After the countdown, the boys would go looking for the girls and if any boy found any girl, she was theirs to perform sexual acts to. Appalling, right? Continue Reading
It calls, at the most inappropriate and unexpected moments;
When I’m working, when I’m having fun, in the middle of a party,
Whenever it’s convenient, never for me.
And when it calls, I answer;
No objections; it’s the only thing I can’t procrastinate with. Continue Reading
The extent to which citizens will adhere to these measures will greatly depend on the extent to which their livelihoods are affected. We know this from our experiences during the years of war,when people are hungry, they get angry and will overcome any “obstacles” in order to secure their daily bread, even if said “obstacle” is a nationwide lockdown. Continue Reading
I am of the notion that times have changed and circumstances are different now than they were before – in the sense that Liberia’s social and economic disparity includes several other factors besides race. Cognizant of the perspective of Liberia’s history presented in this piece, I would say even our history books need to be rewritten, not only the Constitution – which was last amended in 1986 by a revolution that no longer fits our current socio-political context.
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