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Bunmi Emenanjo, Storyteller

Join me as I write about chasing joy, sitting in sadness, tasting bellyful laughter, wrangling with grief, dancing with abandonment, and loving hard on the people I love. I hope you will see yourself in my words and I hope they move your spirit.

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A Gratitude Walk, A Playlist, and Reminiscing with Sun Kisses

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On Doing Optional Hard Things

Why you should do that hard thing your heart yearns for.

On Banana Bread and Falling Short

Made some banana bread today, had it with some chai, stumbled on a few truths.

On The Intentional Pursuit of JOY

What would 2026 look like if you intentionally planned for and pursued JOY?

Book Review - The Djinn Waits a Hundred Years by Shubnum Khan

A book review and how I fell in love with stories.

Finding Joy in a Lagos Market

I stepped into her store in Ìsàlẹ̀ Èkó, a district in Lagos with a name that literally translates to the “depths of Lagos.” The small store was likely no larger than an 8 feet by 10 feet kiosk, walls lined with necklaces and bracelets made up of beads and stones of all colors and shapes.

A Bucket And A Bowl... A Remembering

A short story I wrote during my visit to Nigeria last year, my first time back in 23 years.

On representation, and unexpected joys

What I have been learning on the book tour...

On Grief

Processing, Feeling, and Healing

Let Gratitude Pour Over You

Poetry by Bunmi Emenanjo

About Bunmi Emenanjo

Author, lawyer, entrepreneur, public speaker, and curator of globally diverse children’s literature. Born in the United States and raised in Nigeria, Bunmi Emenanjo was exposed at a young age to stories from around the world - from the works of Chinua Achebe and Wole Soyinka, to Shakespeare and Arabian Nights.Bunmi’s childhood and culture inspire her writing and her work as a curator of diverse…