Blessing Chidera Nnadozie

Blessing Chidera Nnadozie

I'm a writer based in Lagos, deeply interested in the human experience. I explore people, place, culture, and the quiet details of everyday life that often go unnoticed.

2 essays published

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Published Essays

Cover image for The Last Canoe Carver on Ikorodu Road

The Last Canoe Carver on Ikorodu Road

Thank you so much for this feedback, it means a great deal. Regarding Baba Rasheed, the character is based on a type of craftsman I observed at the Ikorodu waterfront rather than a single identifiabl…

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When Pidgin Became Poetry

There is a sentence my uncle used to say whenever something surprised him. Not in English, not in Igbo, but in Pidgin, fast and sharp and perfectly timed. I could never translate it exactly. That was…