Recklessly authentic.
Every now and then, a girl comes across an item that she just has to have - no matter the cost. It could be a dress. May be a piece of jewelry. A pair of shoes. A house. Or even a man. I have come across something that I just have to have. I don't know how or when, but I will have them. Read More
Her name is Lola Akinmade. She's a travelling writer and photographer. At one point in my life, I considered becoming a travelling writer and photographer. That was before I found out how much writing, travelling, and photography I'd have to do. I don't know what I expected, but I know it wasn't that --- at least not simultaneously. A little writing here. Some photography there. And a whole lot of FREE travelling. I couldn't have been farther away from the truth. Read More
At the stroke of midnight, I did not get kissed [insert long sigh]. I was hoping that a miracle would happen, that a knight in shining armor would appear, scoop me up from the red cushion church seat I was on, and rescue my lips - which, by the way, I had glossed very well about two minutes before midnight - with his lips. But instead, at midnight, I was making sure that my text messages were being sent out to my friends - virtual and physical. I was saying thank God it's New Year. I was saying Read More
At midnight on New Year's Day. I don't know what all the hype is about, but I was listening to the Tom Joiner Morning Show this morning, and they kept talking about who they were going to kiss at midnight tomorrow. It was then that it dawned on me that I have never been kissed at midnight on New Year's Day. I mean, what the heck? Before I continue, I must make a disclaimer: If my parents are reading this blog, then it should known that I, Vera Ezimora, have never, ever been kissed. Tufia kwa. Read More
When I did Show Me Your Love for the first time last year, I was not sure how people would respond to it. Would anyone even send me pictures of them and their love? Do people still love to show their love to the world? Apparently, they do. If I weren't so semi-anonymous, I would participate, too. That, and the fact that Show Me Your Love is supposed to be about you - the Verastic readers - not about me, Miss Verastic. Read More
