Sometime about 2 years ago, I stumbled upon (or maybe it was fate) AKWAEKE EMEZI with FRESHWATER which was quite a read BTW (find my review here ). Photo Credit Naturally, when you find one’s work fascinating to a degree, you look forward to something new from them, ei? So, when I started seeing feeds of Emezi’s new work, PET, on my socials, I began wondering if I’d come around to reading it. In the course of this pandemic, I’ve been acquiring e-books (cos what else is there to be done🤷🏾‍♀️) and luckily enough, I find PET. At this point, I had read one too many books and was essentially looking for a quick read not a “long term commitment”. Pet, being a few pages shy of a hundred pages definitely fit the bill. Overview The story is set in a utopian town called LUCILLE. Once filled with ‘ corrupt people ’, referred to as monsters, Lucille underwent a revolution (with the intervention of angels), ridding the city of these monsters. The main character is Jam, a 15 year ol...

Sure you might be wondering why I'm still writing about the lockdown even as our streets are beginning to be filled with people.  Well, the lockdown is not completely eased just yet (as you know). Students are still stuck indoors, some civil servants are yet to resume, hangout spots are barely operational. And, I hate to break it to you, there might just be another lockdown lurking around. As I pointed out in earlier posts , many are not used to having this manner of downtime at this time of the year, especially without planning towards it. I'm by no means a psychologist (except taking a course in environmental psychology counts) but I'm a fellow human going through the lockdown just as you. I know how unusual things are right now and how the times might be doing a number on us in different ways. I'm certain over time, most have developed coping mechanisms for different life scenarios, anchoring us when needed the most. In light of this, I have highlight...

I’m certain by now you are well acquainted with my love-hate relationship with Lagos. In previous times, my posts in this series have been based entirely on experiences and perspectives on Lagos; from traffic that has come to be synonymous with Lagos to the daily ordeals of commuting and other times, outright rants . Photo credit Of course, you are in the loop of plans to begin easing the 5 weeks long lockdown in Lagos and while many are giddying up to be out in the streets again, hustling, there are still nagging concerns in most minds including mine. Unlike other installments in this series, I just have questions today. No rants, no personal narratives, just questions. It still feels like a false reality to most, how things were normal this minute and in the next breath, we were mandated to stay indoors more often than we are used to and basically grind to a halt. Lagos is ever so busy and I’m certain in the course of the lockdown, the roads have felt much relief. You migh...