Oriki Blogs

We’ve all heard the well-meaning but rather empty saying of “just picture everyone in their underwear” when it comes to overcoming stage-fright. But reversing this feeling of exposure onto the audience never eradicates the feeling of immense vulnerability when sharing

After a questionable start, summer is finally in full swing in the UK! This is my favourite season so I am more than happy about this. It means long days as light stretches out unafraid of overstaying its welcome, brighter

I am an avid reader and writer - it is safe to say that I am in love with words and the power that I believe they have. So I am especially struck in the moments when words, this medium

I’m currently learning to drive. Just yesterday I took my theory test and in the build-up to it, all the road and highway signs which I’ve been oblivious to, suddenly catch my eye constantly. Without even thinking about it, my

“I stopped trying to embody everybody’s truth. I just spoke mine, and that’s when the power came.”   I wrote these words in my journal several months ago, after reflecting upon my creative writing journey so far. For the longest time, one

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