So when someone asks me “why do you write”, the first thing that rolls off my tongue is; “that’s what comes easier to me” or “I enjoy writing” or “I’m good at it” … But that’s not always true. Most of the time, I’m only 30% confident about the things I write and the process isn’t always as easy as I wish it would be… I say it anyway (let’s call it a form of wishful thinking). I’ve been thinking long and hard about why I write. Since I graduated from university, I have been ha

Hi! I’m Alan Barry Amon Neequaye, and I will be perching on Ewurabena’s blog for the next few months (maybe I’ll over stay the period) … Side note: For those who do not know, we are in a relationship heading towards marriage. I will give more information about myself as time goes on however this blog post is not a story about myself, but about ‘Faith | Hope | Love’. On the first day of the year 2017, we will launch and start what we hope will be a long series of blogposts on

Last week, I was feeling left out a lot… It was a few days of watching events I was oblivious to, going on effortlessly around me.   It made me realise how much I had missed being alone and how good it is for me. Sometimes, being on your own or being “left out” is good for you, even if it is just for a little while. Even though it was a surprisingly painful experience, I enjoyed it – it reminded me of a poem I wrote when I was about 15years. Reading it now, I think i was real