Oly Awamba
Bio
I write about life as I know it. As I experience it. As it could be better.
Stories (20/0)
Walking the Fine Line Between Online Disagreement and Internet Trolling
One foot in 2022 and women are already being likened to parakeets. It is new year’s day. 2022. I am watching an interesting YouTube series I’ve been looking forward to. Legs stretched out on the sofa, phone holder in place, earpiece plugged in.
By Oly Awamba2 years ago in Geeks
MacKenzie Scott As the Most Powerful Woman in the World is The Best Way to End 2021
The prevalent word for the year 2021 should be selflessness. The year kicked off from the ashes of 2020 with aspirations to be a better year. It has achieved that when compared with the previous year. In terms of the economy, the pandemic, global health, and the environment.
By Oly Awamba2 years ago in Viva
How Does Being A Woman Hinder My Understanding of The Game of Football?
After registering my name at the entrance, I am directed into the main hall of the seminar. There’s just some background music and many young people facing their phones. Until there’s an announcement from the speakers: ‘We do not want to see anyone sitting. Everyone must proceed to the gallery behind. There are drinks there. You must begin or join a conversation with someone beside you.’
By Oly Awamba2 years ago in Viva
An Open Letter to the Passenger Who Tried to Kill Me
Dear Fellow-passenger-who-has-apparently-gone-mad, Say no more. I see the frustration with life in your eyes. You’ve had enough of life biting you in the ass. Of people overlooking you. Throwing you crumbs. Jeering in your face.
By Oly Awamba2 years ago in Confessions
What Michaela Coel Can Teach Us About Solitude
““I just wrote a little something for writers, really. Write the tale that scares you, that makes you feel uncertain, that is uncomfortable. I dare you. In a world that entices us to browse through the lives of others to help us better determine how we feel about ourselves, and to, in turn, feel the need to be constantly visible, for visibility these days seems to somehow equate to success. Do not be afraid to disappear, from it, from us, for a while, and see what comes to you in the silence.” — Michaela Coel
By Oly Awamba2 years ago in Humans