Ayomide EkerinLet their hearts beat againNnenna. Babatunde. Nnadi. Yetunde.2 min read·May 30, 2022----
Ayomide EkerinThe BoatIt starts at the shallow end, and rolls into the deep. It goes everywhere. It goes nowhere. The wave is its master. The wave is its slave…1 min read·Jul 26, 2021----
Ayomide EkerinOf Xenophobia, the Aluu Four and a Story of Stories“We were down a sandy beach,9 min read·Sep 5, 2019----
Ayomide EkerinOf Love and AftermathsSo Pascal said it, that the heart has its own reason that Reason knows nothing about.2 min read·Aug 20, 2019----
Ayomide EkerinBell’s Palsy and the Battlefield of my MindI was going for physiotherapy. My appointment was at 12 noon. I had gotten to Egbeda, where the hospital was, in good time. The only snag…5 min read·Jul 15, 2019----
Ayomide EkerinLagos 101: Hustling and Shapeshifting in a Soulful CityThis is a single story. If you have seen Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s TED Talk on “The Danger of a Single Story,” don’t raise your red flags…12 min read·Jun 22, 2019--5--5
Ayomide EkerininLast Days in KogiWho NYSC Epp?Corper Shun! The first time I heard those two words, it was from the neighborhood grammarian. I was nine and “oversabi” was my hobby. I…5 min read·Nov 17, 2018----
Ayomide EkerinOf Stories that are for Us and by UsI was talking to the bike man* who brought me to work this morning. The word “hustle” came into our conversation, and I decidedly said…1 min read·Aug 28, 2018----