Tag "Happiness"

Fiction 2 Comments

KITO DIARIES PRIZE FOR WRITING: NOT AT THE WARFRONT

Darkness. Total darkness. Not a single light in sight. It was like a continuous descent into a bottomless dark pit, and then she stopped falling and slowly crawled up the

Series (Non-Fiction) 6 Comments

THE NEW NORMAL (Rebrand in Progress)

Buzzzzzzz…..buzzzz….click-clack… Stuck again! I tried to stifle a giggle as the barber wrestled his clipper from the jaws of my hair. This was the third time in the last five

The Happenings 1 Comment

Ricky Martin Says He Cried Like Crazy After Coming Out – And Has Been Happy Since

Coming out was a life-changing event for Ricky Martin. The Puerto Rican singer discussed how not facing his gay identity took a toll during the Livin’ la Vida Loca Tour,

Fiction 23 Comments

THEN, WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?

Let’s tell a story. A story where you found Him, that Him that they say completes you, and he happens to tick all of your boxes. Let us say the

Our Stories 15 Comments

ALL THE GIRLS I’VE LOVED (Part 2)

Previously on ALL THE GIRLS I’VE LOVED… * I don’t know how long I lasted in my newfound repentance. I remember I deleted 2go, but a few weeks after, I

Our Stories 19 Comments

LET ME SING A SONG ABOUT LIFE (Part 3)

Previously on A SONG ABOUT LIFE… * Even though I had shown him the possibility through gay porn, my best friend, Segun initially said no to having sex with me.

Editor's Desk 31 Comments

TO THE LIVES WELL SPENT

Recently, I went to see my maternal grandmother. And as I sat with her, I watched, a bit sadly, as she struggled to remember me. Yes, she’s aged 90-plus years

Editor's Desk 1 Comment

Lessons Learned From ‘She Called Me Woman’ (Entry 11)

[Click here for LESSON 10] LESSON 11 From the chapter, ‘What Is Happiness’, ZH says: “What is Happiness? How is Happiness supposed to feel? Does it mean that everything at

Our Stories 3 Comments

Lessons Learned From ‘She Called Me Woman’ (Entry 4)

LESSON 4 From the chapter, ‘Focusing On Joy’, NS says: “In all that you do, do not lose the practice of experiencing joy and creating it.”   Joy is usually

Our Stories 5 Comments

THE PRICE OF HAPPINESS

Once upon a time in my life, even though I was a man sleeping with men, I maintained heterosexual relationships because I believed I’d one day get married to a