Doing my hair for the first time since my accident. And it was already old before that.

I spoke on Channels tv about delivery safety, accountability, and the Chowdeck rider accident that left me with a spinal fracture two months ago. You can see the full video on my IG and my Change dot org petition against Chowdeck at the links in the post below

I also get the beejezus scared out of me when I walk on the road. It's like one never realized how much damage all these speeding vehicles can do. Who came up with the concept of cars and bikes driving on the road with fragile people walking alongside?

Hurts if I walk, sit or stand for longer than I apparently should. Which doesn't seem to be a lot. More physiotherapy recommended, and an appointment with the orthopedic surgeon in two months.

If you asked me how I am and I haven't responded, it's because I honestly don't know. Physically, the orthopaedic surgeon said there's calluses in my spine or something (good thing because it means healing, new bone formation). But inside, I mean inside my head, I'm not sure.

Yesterday was the eight weeks anniversary of my accident where I fractured my spine and have been healing since. CT scan and appointment tomorrow with the orthopedic surgeon, to see how well that's going.

Finalized contract for a book deal, from the agents, in my inbox. 🥰 Happy I'm okay enough to sign it and coming others, myself. Double win.

Happy trans day of visibility

It's the 6th week anniversary of my Black Valentine and red Black History Month accident where a speeding motorcycle hit me, fractured my spine and I almost died several times that day. 6 weeks on the bed, and on my back since and not being able to do most things for myself.

How will I carry African speculative fiction on my back now?

Reminded today that Hugo award nominations are still on. Well I’m eligible for best editor, short form as a co editor in the anthology Yemoja’a Tears: An Anthology of Water, Bodies, and Bodies of Water. You can see more about it in the link below

You can please donate to and share the @gofundme.com for my care at the link below. It's for after I had a nearly fatal accident, was run over by a motorcycle and fractured my spine. 😌

You can please donate to and share the GoFundMe for my care here www.gofundme.com/f/help-oghen... For after I had a nearly fatal accident, was run over by a motorcycle and fractured my spine.

Nebula Award winning Nigerian sci-fi author @penprince.bsky.social was evidently near-fatally hit by a delivery vehicle on Valentines Day, and could REALLY use help with the medical bills. Please reskeet! www.gofundme.com/f/help-oghen...

The worst thing about pain in this state is, you can’t curl foetally and cry, can’t stretch, can’t bow your head to pray. Just take it straight. Literally.

Reminded today that Hugo award nominations are still on. Well I’m eligible for best editor, short form as a co editor in the anthology Yemoja’a Tears: An Anthology of Water, Bodies, and Bodies of Water. You can see more about it in the link below

Using the other end of a mopstick to pick up my phone and power bank, switch on and off the fan when there’s no one else around. Disabled people in tech. 🙂

Ran away from cocodamol because opioids and addition. Landed in nsaids, and diclofenac is boring a hole in my soul of my stomach

Today is the three weeks anniversary of fracturing my spine and almost dying several times that day.

I know I am always asking for a break. But I didn’t mean my spine

It’s crazy how much you use your spine for. Things you take for granted.

I am eligible for best editor for this. Feel free to consider voting for me

Happy new month, happy Black history month and Black Futures month. May it bring us amazing things. 🥳🎉🎊🎈

What’s the post controversy, post clamor take, the legacy of Isabel Fall’s Helicopter Story? What do people think and feel about that work now that the smoke has cleared? Anybody here have a take? Like to know these things about stories generally, after the noise but esp about this particular work

Today is the birthday of Dolly Parton and two of your favorite writers, Edgar Allan Poe and me ☺️. Also, it’s Martin Luther King Jr day🥳🎊🎉🎈

Considering they bombed Nigeria recently, is there someone I have to give my Nebula or World Fantasy award plaque to? 🤔

Sheila is an amazing friend and editor. Asides giving me the chance to make Black history when she bought my story, she also came all the way to meet me in New York, hosted me to an amazing dinner. Wishing her swift healing and recovery, and sending strength and love to her and her family. 🙏🏾💙

Marked safe from the events in my forthcoming debut novel, for now

Made this. 🥰

My soon to be released Afropantheology, debut novel Birth of Orisha made the @sfwp.bsky.social literary award shortlist, out of 1700 entries. Made the long list two weeks ago. 🥳🥰 You can see the full shortlist in the next tweet below…

The existence of Asimov implies the existence of Asidontmov and Asistay.

Congrats to the Finalists of the 2025 Literary Awards Program pt 1: Allison Landa, Mary Pacifico Curtis, @writercasslewis.bsky.social, @sudhab.bsky.social, Katja Bartholmess, Paul Haney, Kristen-Paige Madonia, Miriam Glassman, Oghenechovwe Ekpeki, Thomas Calder, & Alison Gadsby! buff.ly/W9BV5sP

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Just found out my debut novel Birth of Orisha, which I just sold is nominated for the Santa Fe Writers Project 2025 literary awards. It made the longlist out of 1700 entries. 🙂Not even published yet, already getting awards. 🥳 You can see the full nominees list at the link below…