Shambaland

Forgiveness

A meditation on past hurts

Jul 25 • Twisia’s Twinkly Thoughts

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May 2026

There is no Therapy without Spirituality

When thinking about the unique conditions of our modern world and the times we find ourselves in, spirituality has to merge with medicine

May 16 • Twisia’s Twinkly Thoughts

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April 2026

Wahala dey! Nearly All The Men in Lagos Are Mad

This is a review of Damilare Kuku's novel, Nearly All The Men in Lagos Are Mad

Apr 17 • Twisia’s Twinkly Thoughts

Ancestral Inheritances and The Power of Girlhood - A Review Dazzling by Chikodili Emelumadu

Don't we all love stories about a young woman who is confronted with an enormous responsibility, ancestral inheritance and tremendous power? Spoilers…

Apr 17 • Twisia’s Twinkly Thoughts

October 2025

When Love Unlearns Violence

Love as a philosophy of power, and its capacity as a transformative agent to heal communities, institutions and individuals

Oct 14, 2025 • Twisia’s Twinkly Thoughts

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August 2025

Decentering My Mother: Everything My Grief Demanded

My Grief did not beg for understanding,it demanded everything. I sacrificed my mother for my salvation

Aug 24, 2025 • Twisia’s Twinkly Thoughts

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Love, Womanhood & Disruptive Patriarchy in Dream Count by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Have you ever read a fictional story with a character that seemed so real, it's like a person you knew in real life had been transcribed onto a page and…

Aug 5, 2025 • Twisia’s Twinkly Thoughts

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History, Memory and Healing Across Time in Things They Lost by Okwiri Oduor

A review of the magical realist novel, Things They Lost, by the Kenyan writer Okwiri Oduor

Aug 1, 2025 • Twisia’s Twinkly Thoughts

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June 2025

You'll Love Again

To all the broken hearts. Radical love and compassion exists because you exist. The beauty and joy you believe in exists because you create it with…

Jun 25, 2025 • Twisia’s Twinkly Thoughts

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The Loving and Transcendent Power of Music: A Book Review of A Love Song for Ricki Wilde by Tia Williams

If limerence were a genre, then Tia Williams has mastered that element of romance. She has proved it in her 2024 novel, A Love Song for Ricki Wilde

Jun 21, 2025 • Twisia’s Twinkly Thoughts

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May 2025

Pain & Horror Films: How Our Fears Heal Us

Pain is a map that shows where we have been, where we are and what we are capable of

May 12, 2025 • Twisia’s Twinkly Thoughts

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April 2025

This Mechanical Flesh

"I therefore put my irritation to the side and decided to honour this body as it clearly demanded"

Apr 27, 2025 • Twisia’s Twinkly Thoughts

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