Ripples Original Stories

Snowflakes and Harmattan Pawpaw

·May 5, 2023·2 min read

Debonair, dapper and dashing… Kojo Kwarteng, was not called 3D for fun, he lived and breathed it to the fullest. His impeccable dress sense coupled with his charming personality and good looks got ladies falling over each other just to catch his attention.... Read More

Diamond in the rough

DUSTY PINK & MINT TEAL Ripples

·May 5, 2023·2 min read

Goodness you look like a rose ready to bloom “is that your attempt at a compliment”? Sonia asked in a fit of rage as she walked angrily past the young man who was trying to engage her attention. She was burnt out and frustrated after several visits to the National... Read More

Dance with me FOREVER

DUSTY PINK & MINT TEAL Ripples

·April 20, 2023·5 min read

I have dated six and half men, three of whom proposed marriage but the wedding never came off. Wondering who the half could be? He was a handsome hunk,I saw him just five times during the duration of our one and half year relationship. On all ocassions I literally dragged... Read More

When A Man Loves A Woman

DUSTY PINK & MINT TEAL Ripples

·April 20, 2023·2 min read

I want time to stop, I want to relive every moment, too many beautiful memories and intentional bonding times engraved in my heart. I need a hundred lifetimes to do this. An untamable teenager with an indomitable spirit, wild,care free and having the time of her life… that was me.... Read More

Full Circle: The calm after the storm (Part II)

DUSTY PINK & MINT TEAL Ripples

·April 5, 2023·3 min read

Laud called to check up on me a few days later, he wanted us to do lunch but I had countless excuses as always. He got the message and gave me a breather but it was short lived. A month later I got the most thoughtful gift from Laud. It... Read More

Full Circle: The calm after the storm (Part I)

DUSTY PINK & MINT TEAL Ripples

·April 5, 2023·2 min read

Lois my love, We are the perfect example of what God can do with broken pieces. God is a restorer and whatever we have lost will be replaced a thousand fold. There are so many unknowns but love will always lead. Together we can create our unique version of a... Read More

Empty Chair

LESSONS & SEASONS

·March 30, 2023·3 min read

I have been coming home early lately, I don’t hang out with the “boys”anymore, well not as much. The kids are my top most priority, family first! Everything you spoke about so passionately makes perfect sense. Now I realize albeit belatedly you meant well. Everyday I sit in the driveway... Read More

From the lens of a daughter… The mother I know

BOTTLES & BOSSES Ripples

·February 25, 2023·1 min read

A woman with an unfaltering sense of duty, the fulcrum around which her family revolves,fiercely devoted wife, a disciplinarian yet loving mother and doting grandmother……..MY MOTHER IN SUMMARY. THE DETAILS AS I KNOW IT…. I have had the privilege for over four decades watch my mother navigate the daunting task... Read More

The morning of April 4th

LESSONS & SEASONS Ripples

·February 12, 2023·3 min read

Charles stood in the hallway way stupefied, he was struggling to come to terms with what had just happened. For the first time in twelve years Avery stood up to him with fearless venom. She stopped him from hitting her, held his hand with a firm grip, looked straight into... Read More