Monday June 19, 2006. A mundane Monday in many ways, though history would later argue otherwise. On that day, a then 16-year-old Taylor Alison Swift released her debut single, Tim McGraw, and the rest is record-breaking, culture-making, industry-reshaping history. Twenty years ago today, I was halfway through the second year of my International Baccalaureate (IB) … Continue reading Twenty Years Of Taylor Swift (Lwile’s Version)
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April 29th Is High Infidelity Day (Do Not Argue With This)
Happy High Infidelity Day to all who celebrate 💙🕰️ For those who do not celebrate and consequently have no idea what I am talking about, perhaps you can raise a glass to this being my 200th post on Lwile the Leo! TWO-FUCKING-HUNDRED!! Wapi shangwe na vigelegele!!! Toward the end of 2025, while working on my … Continue reading April 29th Is High Infidelity Day (Do Not Argue With This)
On Trying, Failing, and Finding My Happy Again
Bad sad bitches to the left, money happy bitches to the rightYou can be both, meet in the middle, dance all night Who else is moving to the left, to the left with me? Middle fingers up, put them hands high to the happy bitches on the right, longing for the day you can meet … Continue reading On Trying, Failing, and Finding My Happy Again
2-2-2 🩷💘
I don't know about youBut I’m feeling 22 2-2-2 When the clock struck midnight on January 4th, mon husbebé and I stepped into our 2-2-2 🩷💘 Era and I love that for us 😌 You might be reading this and thinking, “I love that for you too 😍 but what on earth is a 2-2-2 … Continue reading 2-2-2 🩷💘
Mental Health Monday: The Tortured Poet Struts Into Her Showgirl Era
Happy last all-my-mornings-are-Mondays-stuck-in-an-endless-February Monday to all who celebrate 🤍📇 For those who do not celebrate and consequently have no idea what I am talking about, I am referencing a lyric from Fortnight, the lead single from Taylor Swift’s eleventh studio album THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. TTPD’s primary topic is heartbreak, expressed via themes such as … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: The Tortured Poet Struts Into Her Showgirl Era
Karibu 2026
Happiest of happy New Years dear reader 🥳🎉🎊 Yes I know I am late with this, it being 26 days into 2026 (shout-out to the double 26 🤩), but it be like that sometimes 😅 We are 26 days into the new year and I gotta say I am LOVING the fuck out of 2026 … Continue reading Karibu 2026
Mental Health Monday: this is me trying
They told me all of my cages were mentalSo I got wasted like all my potential That lyric is from this is me trying, a track off Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album folklore, which won the Grammy for Album of the Year. I adore everything about the song, but right now that particular lyric is … Continue reading Mental Health Monday: this is me trying
38 on 3.8
I turned 38 on 3.8, an age that holds both my birthday and my late mother’s (August 3rd and March 8th) mirrored within it. That serendipitous realisation, which struck me three years ago, is the reason I am anchored in the conviction that 38 is destined to be the most monumental age of my life … Continue reading 38 on 3.8
Karibu 2025
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of light, it was the season of darkness, it was the spring of hope, it … Continue reading Karibu 2025
Crazy Unhinged Drunk Girl
Who is this crazy, unhinged, drunk girl and where the fuck did she come from? Oh, I know. You made her. You created her from scratch with the way you watch her. Your eyes trail her across the room and she feels more seen, desirable and alive than she has in years. Sorry. Let me … Continue reading Crazy Unhinged Drunk Girl
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