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A newsletter where I share personal stories, bookish reflections, and musings on whatever catches my interest. A subscription gets you a glimpse into my world, thoughts, and current reads.

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Grace Iderima

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Better by far you should forget and smile.

Jun 8, 2024

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15 min read

Better by far you should forget and smile.

Than that you should remember and be sad.

Grace Iderima
Grace Iderima
First Date Questions — Answered

Feb 4, 2024

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27 min read

First Date Questions — Answered

A nostalgia I intentionally avoid has to be anything connected to high school or primary school, those bonds and memories you're supposed to make in those places.

Grace Iderima
Grace Iderima

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Week 18:  I want the visibility.

May 3, 2026

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2 min read

Week 18: I want the visibility.

I don't even want to work in the background, I want the visibility that comes with doing good work.

Grace Iderima
Grace Iderima
Week 17: Not every shoulder was built to carry the weight of the world.

Apr 26, 2026

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4 min read

Week 17: Not every shoulder was built to carry the weight of the world.

Regardless, I will proceed, because I have an even greater conviction that the past, still and unmoving, reflects ourselves in our clearest forms.

Grace Iderima
Grace Iderima
Week 16: Put me in your prayers.

Apr 19, 2026

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6 min read

Week 16: Put me in your prayers.

I made an interesting journey to the mainland to find what did not lost. I just want to get to the point where this will just be a funny story.

Grace Iderima
Grace Iderima
Week 15: Routine and documentation, darling.

Apr 11, 2026

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8 min read

Week 15: Routine and documentation, darling.

I’ve observed that I do better when I'm writing this newsletter and talking about my week. It worked when I was in school and I'm hoping it will work now.

Grace Iderima
Grace Iderima
What would we be talking about on the phone for 15 minutes?

Apr 4, 2026

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10 min read

What would we be talking about on the phone for 15 minutes?

Moving out is interesting because I don't know what I and my father would be talking about before now. Or just talking, generally.

Grace Iderima
Grace Iderima
I never have to eat beans again.

Mar 21, 2026

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15 min read

I never have to eat beans again.

When I got to Lagos, it finally hit me that I’ve left my house and I’m alone now. I cried, but I’m chill now.

Grace Iderima
Grace Iderima
Your life will be beautiful because YOU will make it so.

Mar 4, 2026

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33 min read

Your life will be beautiful because YOU will make it so.

I don't want to constantly hold myself back because of what's going on in my head. Not anymore. This is the final school reflection.

Grace Iderima
Grace Iderima
Week 09: 6:31AM

Feb 28, 2026

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4 min read

Week 09: 6:31AM

I thought I wouldn't be able to write this, but here we are.

Grace Iderima
Grace Iderima
Why do we call them rabbit holes when we are not rabbits?

Feb 21, 2026

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14 min read

Why do we call them rabbit holes when we are not rabbits?

Week 08: Guest post with FK.

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