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Essays, notes, and things I’m learning.

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  • Under Arrest

    2026-05-29 — A poem about grieving my late father.

    • personal
    • writing
    • poetry
    • grief
    • loss
  • SUNA LINZAMI NE – A NAME IS A GUIDING BRIDLE

    2026-05-23 — An essay on the deep history of Hausa naming traditions and what it means to carry a name as a guiding bridle.

    • personal
    • writing
    • hausa
    • naming
    • identity
    • history
    • welcome
  • Life, Memory & Beds

    2026-02-20 — On grief, ambition, childhood, and the quiet power of beds.

    • review
    • art
    • exhibition
  • Hello, World

    2026-02-19 — First post on my new site.

    • meta
    • welcome