“He leads me along the gentle streams .”

— The Shepherd’s Psalm, 23

Gentle streams

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    I got fired today. I no longer have a job or a visa. And I’m sat here in a home, the closest semblance to family I have in England, inhaling the warmth of a newborn to soothe the sting of… Continue reading

  • Spring blossoms: Mayflowers and new Junes.

    The April before I turned 27, I hopped on a National Express and relocated 2 hours away from the first place I called home in England, for a better job, a better life. In retrospection, there are no regrets but… Continue reading

  • Oh, please call back

    I am scared. A bone-numbing, chilling kind of fear. The type that flashes light before your eyes while you come up for air only to pull you down in its roaring waves threatening to submerge your frame with its hopes… Continue reading

  • So…, I coloured my hair!

    Under normal circumstances, this should not be news but you see, I was raised ultra-conservative by a Scripture Union, John-Wesley-methodism mummy. My formative years was inundated with threats of the great white throne judgement whenever I fell short, which was… Continue reading

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