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Took a social media break and only got back recently. So, I'm a little late in sharing the latest on the blog Here's the story of the story "The Belly Of The Rock" gets examined here: my thought process, my inspiration, everything! Because... why not? busayomoji0.wixsite.com/a-busayo/pos...

Throwing my hat into the ring for #AugurMicros2025 Here's my short piece titled "Garden" @augursociety.bsky.social

Thank you for being ever so supportive!!

Here's the (promised!) blog about my recent story. I go into the thought-process behind the themes of my story "Lungs" My notes on how a "ghost" story should be in conversation with the world it is written in/to/for. And more! busayomoji0.wixsite.com/a-busayo/pos...

Read 'Lungs' then read @busayo.bsky.social's excellent blog post exploring the opportunities and responsibilities facing writers when we summon phantoms in our work. busayomoji0.wixsite.com/a-busayo/pos...

Wrote blog posts about my most recent pieces. Because I love writing about the inspiration behind my works. One of them drops tomorrow! I'll be sharing the story behind the story of "Lungs" recently published in @innerworlds.bsky.social Excited to share it!

Oof Those lines came straight from the heart. If you haven't read my piece titled "Lungs" Catch up here.

Some days you're so productive. Other days you avoid the blank page and scroll through socials on your laptop. The duality of the writer's life ☺️

“Lungs” by @busayo.bsky.social in @innerworlds.bsky.social Ghostly tale exploring what it means to be family inner-worlds.ghost.io/lungs-by-bus...

Just read "Lungs" by @busayo.bsky.social in Issue 8 of @innerworlds.bsky.social! Very rich & vivid prose in this familial ghost-story inner-worlds.ghost.io/lungs-by-bus...

One of the best parts of these pubs is getting to read work by my issue mates. Excited to get into it.

"I was born with a tree branch on one side instead of an arm" The opening line is so simple, and odd and brilliant, just like the rest of this piece. And the part of the story with the little boy is painful in the most special way. Read "Strangler fig" here inner-worlds.ghost.io/strangler-fi...

Okayyy My story in Inner Worlds is out now! You can read "lungs" here (and some other great work too). It's a story about spectres that trail in families. And daring to confront them, just as they confront you.

It is raining publications this week! And I'm excited to share another one.

And my story is LIVE!! Read my piece "The Belly Of The Rock" in Augur Magazine's brand new issue A tale about mother-daughter angst, travelling through the cosmos And how love will do anything, including chase after you even when you've given up all hope💗 Also, the Egba wars of 1800's Yorubaland

Need to crochet a cute little clutch bag soon 😊.

Super excited! My story "Lungs" is going to be out in the world soon.

Might really have two pieces published this month. Crazy that they're my first this year. (Is there a lesson somewhere in this- about sending your work out more widely? Who knows 😃)

Okay.... Contract signed! Expect my short story titled "Lungs" to be published in @innerworlds.bsky.social 😊

Updated the 'published works' section of my website this weekend, and I was surprised at how many of the mags with my earlier poems are no longer in existence Sigh Might try to find a home again for one of my very favourites But its been a whiille since I submitted a poem. Any recommendations?

Yay! Peep my story in the TOC A tale about a fraught and complex mother-daughter relationship, a genius scientist who uses math to open up the cosmos, and using love to navigate unbearable grief. Excited to share it later this week. And the other stories here? Incredible.

Guess who wants to crochet another (mesh) sweater?

Started my blog all heart-in-mouth and worried that no one would read it. Or they would read it and judge me (for what exactly, I don't know😄) But it's been four years now and I wrote about what I've learnt on the journey. Happy 4th anniversary to my blog 🍀💜 busayomoji0.wixsite.com/a-busayo/pos...

"The dogs are specifically chocolate Labradors with cherry cola eyes." Lovely work, Matt!

Delighted to see my slightly silly, slightly cynical, slightly off-the-wall micro in the @natflashfictionday.bsky.social flood! Please join me in becoming Horatio... 🙂🙃

Ever wish you could hold Epistemic Literary in your hands? Now you can!

Revisiting Taiye Selasi's short stories and I am newly wowed by them. The way she bends language, the symmetry of her story telling, the quiet building and layering of emotion. It reminded me of just how beautiful literature is. Really needed that.

Amazing to have work in this, check it out!

I actually sold a story this year already. My first pro-rate sale! Can't wait to share it once it's out! 😊

The latest on my blog features a little life update. A new job, starting NYSC. All of the books I've read that have prompted some lovely deep thought. And the movies that spurned belly-aching laughs. Read about it here. busayomoji0.wixsite.com/a-busayo/pos...

In other news, leave-in conditioner is a game changer. Can't believe it took me this long to get on board!

Okay... I spent the most of March writing. So tell me why I forgot to write a blog post till the last day of march?? Well, at least I've sorted it out now. I have a new blog post coming out later this week! Looking forward to sharing what and where my thoughts have been.

Hi! How did everyone's Valentine's Day go? Well, I spent part of mine writing and musing on love over on my blog. Give it a read, friends! Let's talk about LOVE busayomoji0.wixsite.com/a-busayo/pos... 🍀

Wasn't on my phone for most of today and I drafted 2 new poems?? Maybe social media and cell phones really are an issue. Considering going off for a while

Finished this last night And the sweater is GORGEOUS It also ONLY took me three months 😆😆 I have no idea what to do with myself now that I'm done.

Happy New Year everyone!

Almost done crocheting this sweater and I'm excited! Think I made a little mistake on the sleeves but I might fix it later on. Let's see. Can't wait to wear my little craft project. Also, it's purple!

This year has really been one for trips! And in this blog post, I take you on the journey with me. A three-day long trip to attend a party that shows Yoruba, Nigerian culture, in its most vibrant and nuanced self. I hope you enjoy as much as I did🍀 busayomoji0.wixsite.com/a-busayo/pos...

Looking for pubs to send my new speculative story to. Sent out a batch of submissions a month ago to SO many places, and I haven't heard back. I'm out of ideas on where to submit Anyone know some good places to sub to right now?

Getting to walk to work every morning feels like such a gift. For the hopefully short time I'm here, I get to walk on the same route I took as a primary school kid. It's doing something (good?) for my mind. Can't wait to see if it shows up in something I create.

Now that I have a new job, I'm back to finding time to write instead of avoiding writing when I should 😆 I think this blog post carries so much more weight About the process to become a writer and artist, and the town that formed that me in its belly busayomoji0.wixsite.com/a-busayo/pos...

Love that my name on here is just Busayo. One of the perks of joining an app early enough I guess. And this feels like literary twitter (Without all of the angst if twitter). Can't wait to find everyone I follow