Archive - Lase Writes

Too Alive to Die, too Dead to live.

The guilt of wishing for death when others are begging for life.

Feb 7 •

Toluwalase Amuni

December 2024

Where is The Love We Were Promised?

Because friendship got the memo, but romance missed the call.

Dec 31, 2024 •

Toluwalase Amuni

Unlearning conditional love

Loving myself, as is

Dec 8, 2024 •

Toluwalase Amuni

November 2024

The Scarecrow's Wrath (I)

When the worm turns

Nov 30, 2024 •

Toluwalase Amuni

Notes on (Not) Wanting Kids

I don't need a reason

Nov 22, 2024 •

Toluwalase Amuni

Perfectly Broken

This piece is in response to A-Stack Prompt “A Perfectly Ruined Thing”

Nov 8, 2024 •

Toluwalase Amuni

The Women Who Changed Me:

A Love Letter to Female Friendships

Nov 6, 2024 •

Toluwalase Amuni

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July 2024

A Fat Liberation Manifesto II

Confronting Hunger, Shame, and Society's Expectations.

Jul 1, 2024 •

Toluwalase Amuni

June 2024

On Being the Girl Boys Don't See.

I've always wondered, all those girls that say "I could be in a relationship if I wanted" or "Boys are in my DM's, married men are in my DM's," how?

Jun 24, 2024 •

Toluwalase Amuni

Memories of Eid Kabir:

A Non-Muslim’s Journey...

Jun 17, 2024 •

Toluwalase Amuni

To be Continued...: Why I'm Happy Being a Work in Progress

There was a time when I was a "clothing police".

Jun 11, 2024 •

Toluwalase Amuni

Stones in My Rice:

A Culinary Coming-of-Age Tale

Jun 4, 2024 •

Toluwalase Amuni

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