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Funmi-F @funmi-f ?

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post Am I Exotic Enough For You?   3 months ago · View

    P.S. I apologise for writing another post in the comments, lol… I appreciate all the comments sha… :)

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post Am I Exotic Enough For You?   3 months ago · View

    OK… I agree that everyone is entitled to their opinion but this comment has shown that I need to clarify my points. Sorry this is long but I need to address this as best as I can. I didn’t go into the intricacies of culture such as the prevalent Yoruba identity in parts of South [...]

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post Am I Exotic Enough For You?   3 months ago · View

    HAHAHA… @Lade… I LOVE YOU! U fit knack patewo next time you dey trip sef… LMAO…

    Yeah guys, I kinda wrote it in a sudden burst of “whatthehellisgoingonwithus”-mode… lol. Thanks for your comments. :)

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    Funmi-F wrote a new blog post: Am I Exotic Enough For You?   3 months, 1 week ago · View

    Hey… haven’t written here in a while so I thought to post something from the blog I share with an amazing friend… Here goes… :)

    Slavery isn’t a crime perpetuated by one race against another. At least not anymore… It’s now a state of mind- an inferiority complex inflicted on one’s own race by oneself. I’ve [...]
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    Funmi-F wrote a new blog post: Musings of a Nomad…   4 months, 3 weeks ago · View

    I left Nigeria three years ago. First it was for England, now it is for Hong Kong. I have been given an opportunity to receive a world-class education and an amazing cultural experience. Many of my peers back at home in Nigeria either think I am immensely fortunate or completely insane. Yet, the grass is [...]

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post Lonely Hearts…   4 months, 4 weeks ago · View

    I was thinking of that part as a gut reaction… The first thing he felt when he saw her- like something that shocked him out of his reverie… A contrast to the emotions she stirred in him when she broke down…

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post Reviews for shortlisted stories   4 months, 4 weeks ago · View

    Hmmm… I thought we were supposed to write about something that happened on independence day and not necessarily weave the day into the story itself. I appreciate the compliment, though. Your critique is taken on board and will be helpful in future competitions. :) On the whole, I think these reviews were well done in [...]

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post Lonely Hearts…   5 months ago · View

    Hmmm… Good point… **Hand on chin in deep thought**

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post Lonely Hearts…   5 months ago · View

    Thanks a lot, guys… I would appreciate some constructive criticism as well. I feel like it needs some work, can’t quite put my finger on it sha…

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post I believe.   5 months ago · View

    I liked this. I am a pessimist at heart, try as I may to fight my tendencies. Yet, this was food for thought. Well done. No trade by barter necessary, I am voting for this. ;)

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post The preacher on Independence Avenue   5 months ago · View

    HAHAHA… Those annoying preachers sha… I liked this story. The minor point you made about focusing on judgement instead of praising the resilience of the nation was a very good one too. There were some issues with certain expressions sha. For instance, you play a prank “on” someone not “at” and a voice cannot blare [...]

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post A Day to hope for   5 months ago · View

    I got the same comment… I guess that’s the thing with flash fiction; it leaves some feeling like there is more to explore. Writing for this contest was an interesting challenge, though… I think you rose to it very well. I liked how you addressed the cliche of “What is wrong with Nigeria” through this [...]

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post Lonely Hearts…   5 months ago · View

    Yep… That basically sums it up. Thanks. :)

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    Funmi-F wrote a new blog post: Lonely Hearts…   5 months ago · View

    As usual, Laja is going on his evening run. She is drinking again. The woman who used to be his mother is now an empty shell; her vivacity having been devoured by the bottle she now values above all else. He has to escape. Slamming the door behind him, Laja begins to run, as if [...]

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post The Book - Half of a Yellow Sun   7 months, 2 weeks ago · View

    WOW… I didn’t know she said that. Poignant words… Reading “Half of a Yellow Sun” was a significant experience for me- as is the case with good books. I never understood the full ramifications of the Biafran war, maybe because I am Yoruba and it is not entrenched in my cultural identity… Reading it was [...]

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post Diamond in the Dirt   7 months, 2 weeks ago · View

    Food for thought indeed. Sometimes witnessing what these mothers endure makes me angry because I wonder why they just sit back and take it. That was what really struck me about the book- the anger is so real because you can see your mother, aunty or even sister in those pages… I think it has [...]

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    Funmi-F wrote a new blog post: Diamond in the Dirt   7 months, 2 weeks ago · View

    Great literature is said to be a mirror. Buchi Emecheta’s “The Joys of Motherhood” was this for me and even more: it is my favourite Nigerian novel of all time. A pearl cast before swine… A diamond in the dirt. That is what Nnu Ego was. Buchi Emecheta’s portrayal of a life sacrificed for motherhood [...]

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post My Best Nigerian Book Contest   7 months, 3 weeks ago · View

    I’m sorry if I’m being thick… But there is no “submit for review” button; just “save as draft” or “publish”… Are we just supposed to publish our entry?

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post How Many Frogs Shall A Princess Kiss?   9 months ago · View

    I noticed the typo as well… All the same, I loved this. I really like your style, Florida… The way your stories are open-ended and leave the reader to do the rest of the work… Very nice. I was going to skip this until I saw that you wrote it and I just had to [...]

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    Funmi-F commented on the blog post Irreplaceable (…chapter 1, tart series)   9 months ago · View

    I’m on the fence… Will make up my mind when I read part 2… Nasir sounds delicious sha. ;)

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