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Reclaiming Self. // Words.
A space for healing and reclaiming.

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Musings of the mind and soul every Monday.

 

 Lizard & Other Stories

 

Marcelle Mateki Akita’s debut collection Lizard & Other Stories is now available on Amazon! Read more in Publications and meet those involved in making the publication possible.

 

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Hey! Thanks for visiting my blog, my name is Marcelle and I write stories and share thoughts on healing through trauma, on self-discovery + self-love. I'm also an literary activist in creating + exchanging ideas around African literatures. I'd love for you to journey + connect with me, whether it's through my blog, email or social media on @matekiwrites.

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  • In 2016 I made a promise to myself that I will take out time in the year to be by myself in a land/space unfamiliar to me, intentionally seeking and writing the answers laying on my heart. it started with #Belfast, Northern Ireland then last year in #Tamale, Northern Ghana. I didn
  • so we got to see baby elephants today. the excitement on my (our) faces says it all ♥️ #nairobae #workhard #playharder #babyelephants #matekiwrites #journeywithme #sunkissed
  • a dream of nearly ten years in the making. nairobae feels like home. // this week has been an affirming one for me. aligning my vision with my belief, and seeing it come to fruition. being here reminds me of the days I would dream of the possibility of having my feet on Kenyan soil, who knew @afrikult would be the vehicle to drive us here with @z.nabagereka
  • a year ago we celebrated our love in london (england), accra (ghana), prampram (ghana) + lagos (nigeria). the month of october 2017 was one of magic, joy + gratitude. happy one year wedding anniversary @mr_adesida, here’s to more magical + adventurous moments. growing with you over the past eight years has been one of the greatest decisions of my life. you’re my life partner boo. (and very fine too — check the rhyme though 🤓) . . . . . cc. @thesignaturegh @privearrangements @bqstudios_ @timeline_creatives @shine_and_shadows . . . . #ghweddings #naijaweddings #yorubabride #gabride #weddinganniversary #marcellani2017 #marcellani2017😍
  • this joy is real, happy to be home 💛 e tsui ye Ghana. // grateful we get to bring @afrikult
  • really happy to see Esi Edugyan shortlisted on the @manbookerprizes for her third novel #WashingtonBlack! This is the second time she
  • choosing to see myself for who I am is an active daily practice. when I choose to be open + vulnerable to what is here and what is living, I am telling myself that I matter to me. and the more I do this, it becomes less about what I am afraid to learn and more about how I evolve through this learning. when I choose to pause (moving from a state of doing to one of being) I am reinforcing that taking time to acknowledge and feel what is here matters. because I matter. learning to love yourself for who you are is activism. it
  • seriously missing @beulahdavina 😩😩😩 #canyoujustmovehere #please? 💛
  • building @afrikult with @z.nabagereka has been (and is) such a dream. to have someone who shares the same passion + drive as you, who isn
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