Category: Personal Essays

Film Personal Essays

The Most Absurd Dreams

Post author By Afapinen
Post date February 20, 2026

Illustration by Orndir Fanen / in-frame: posterised images (Emma Corrin; Issa Rae) from Netlfix's "Hotel Reverie"

by Beloved John

Tags beloved john, black mirror, emma corrin, film writing, hotel reverie, issa rae

Personal Essays

Wanted Dread Or Alive

Post author By Afapinen
Post date December 31, 2024

In image: Emmanuel Esomnofu / Illustration by Orndir Fanen

by Emmanuel Esomnofu

Tags ajegunle, Bob Marley, december dispatch, emmanuel esomnofu afapinen, natty dread, peter tosh, reggae music, wanted dread or alive emmanuel esomnofu

Personal Essays

A December in Aso Pada

Post author By Carl Terver
Post date December 29, 2024

Image: Window by author

by Carl Terver

Tags a christmas in aso pada, Carl Terver, december, farad, personal essay, richard ali

Personal Essays

The Defeat of the Primary

Post author By Afapinen
Post date August 13, 2024

by Nzube Nlebedim

Tags Ebrohimie Road, ibadan, Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún, Nzube Nlebedim, wole soyinka

Personal Essays

A Brief History of Fear

Post author By Afapinen
Post date May 2, 2022

Illustration: Orndir Fanen

by EBELENNA TOBENNA ESOMNOFU

Tags attahiru jega, biafra nonfiction, boko haram, buhari, Ebelenna Tobenna Esomnofu, fear of death, goodluck jonathan, life of pi, nigeria election 2015, nysc, nysc stories, spirit of death, yann martel

Personal Essays

A Childhood Epiphany

Post author By Afapinen
Post date April 14, 2022
Sticky post

Photo: Orndir Fanen

by MICHAEL CHIEDOZIEM CHUKWUDERA

Tags achebe, amu nnadi, baldwin, childhood, epiphany, Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera, nonfiction, pablo neruda, reading