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Why I’m Starting This Blog

I’ve been writing for years and hiding it in forgotten folders. This is me breaking the cycle (publishing anyway) and building a home for my thoughts, notes, and poems.

January 28, 2026 3 min read Written by Iyola Oyabiyi
A scribe

I’m starting this blog because I have a lot to say, and I’m tired of hiding it.

For years, I’ve written things and buried them in forgotten folders: insights, thoughts, observations, poems, and essays that never made it past my hard drive. I kept writing and stowing it away, like a possessed collector of my own thoughts, watching it gather cyber dust.

I’m breaking that cycle.

I’m publishing my personal website, and I’m launching this blog as it is: unfinished in places, imperfect in tone, but real. That is the point. I want a home for my work that does not depend on the mood of perfectionism.

This blog will be a catalogue of personal expression: technical notes, opinions, checklists, poems, and whatever else I feel compelled to write. Some posts will be practical. Some will be reflective. Some will be messy on purpose.

If you’re reading this, I hope you benefit (now, later, or unexpectedly) because I finally decided to share.

Cheers to the future.