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DAVID DEBORAH MELISSA

Creator name | BIG DEE

Writer | Speaker | Creative Voice. I tell stories, make calls & design confidence. @ Yabatech

Lagos, Nigeria

Always dares to win!

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Member since Oct 02, 2025

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I own a writing academy, trained over thirty writers, a thriving and an amazing writer, a coach and tutor, an author, a designer and editor.

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Writer | Speaker | Creative Voice. I tell stories, make calls & design confidence. @ Yabatech

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BIG DEE shared an insight

How To Prepare Akara 3 hours, 42 minutes ago

BIG DEE commented on Shuliê - ink 🖋️'s post

Awwww.....🥺 I enjoyed this too, thank God so after all that waiting in Part One, they finally had something to count down to. 🥹See me fee... 4 hours, 9 minutes ago

BIG DEE commented on NiNi's post

Omo, I felt this one o... 🥺I’ve had moments where I wanted to do something, but I started questioning myself so much that I almost talked... 4 hours, 15 minutes ago

BIG DEE commented on NiNi's post

Omo😅Tell it to me Biko!I actually needed this reminder because I catch myself doing that sometimes, saying “I’ll start tomorrow” when I k... 4 hours, 19 minutes ago

BIG DEE commented on Olaitan Sanni's post

Hehehehe 😅 🤫 9 hours, 35 minutes ago

BIG DEE commented on FP's post

I never really thought about the honey badger this way o... sometimes we don't need to look intimidating to make an impact.We just need t... 1 day, 5 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Vicki D'Writer's post

This is actually what being in your twenties feels like. 😭😂One minute you’re convinced you have everything under control, and the next yo... 1 day, 6 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Ibn Abdullah 🦁's post

I was just laughing..Ah.. Mortar keh?These guys will not kill me with laughter..😂 1 day, 6 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Ibn Abdullah 🦁's post

Guyyyy 😂😭I'm loving every bit of this series..Goddd..No, the way I kept laughing because of how I could remember us doing some silly thin... 1 day, 6 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Ibn Abdullah 🦁's post

😂😂Omo... part two is even more chaotic than part one.The boys were already forming Avengers for a fight, meanwhile Chidi’s little sister ... 1 day, 6 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Ibn Abdullah 🦁's post

Omo... guyyy😂😂😂Ngl... this was pure chaos from beginning till the end.I genuinely enjoyed reading it.. but these guys fr can they not sto... 1 day, 6 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Udoka Gift's post

I actually enjoyed how this made me think without making me feel like I had to pick “Team Men” or “Team Women.” 😩The part that stayed wit... 1 day, 6 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on ÀDÙNÍ's post

This one actually made me pause...I actually started reading because of the question about why young people are dying, but by the end I w... 1 day, 6 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Sewuese Adason's post

I genuinely enjoyed this. It felt so familiar, like one of those family occasions where everything is somehow going wrong but everybody s... 1 day, 6 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on The Oparinde Christianah's post

There are so many things we haven't experienced yet, so many versions of ourselves we haven't met... It hurts to say staying is harder th... 1 day, 6 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Sammy sparkle, SoulScript's post

This felt like someone sitting down with God and finally saying everything they’ve been carrying. 🥺Yunno.. there’s something painful but ... 1 day, 6 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Shuliê - ink 🖋️'s post

Aww, I actually felt this one. 🥹The fact that the hug they both wanted became something they had to wait for made me blush...But omo... n... 1 day, 6 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Bellamine's post

That ending got me ngl... 😭The way she was already blaming herself before she even had the chance to process what happened made the whole... 1 day, 7 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Emilia's Pen's post

This was such a good conversation...I really liked the thought that the truth doesn't need cruelty to make it true, and that line honestl... 1 day, 7 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on EALO's post

😂😂Esther, I actually enjoyed reading this. I like the sincerity about you still becoming, someone who is still exploring and discovering ... 1 day, 7 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Sammy sparkle, SoulScript's post

Omo, this one is giving “I know it’s over, but please, just one more hug.” 😭That last part actually got me. Sometimes you already know yo... 1 day, 7 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Trixie Wrights's post

God of heaven.. asinnn you see that part “when will you have your own opinion?” part is actually so real 😂.Sometimes we just pick a side ... 1 day, 7 hours ago

BIG DEE shared an insight

Wandering Thoughts 1 day, 9 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Peace's thoughts's post

😂😂This is literally me sometimes. The moment I have one important thing to do, suddenly everything else becomes urgent. I can clean, repl... 2 days, 11 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Sammy sparkle, SoulScript's post

This felt like a little prayer for Nigeria. 🥹 I especially liked the simplicity of it. Sometimes we don't need another long political arg... 2 days, 11 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Sammy sparkle, SoulScript's post

This felt less like a poem about lust and more like a confession. The guilt in the speaker’s voice was so strong, especially in “I had fa... 2 days, 11 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on Tari Elise's post

This was such an interesting read...Those that have experienced heartbreak can relate that it could cause an actual heart condition that ... 2 days, 11 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on The Oparinde Christianah's post

This one really got me. 🥺That part about typing “Can we talk?” and deleting it hit differently because sometimes you genuinely miss peopl... 2 days, 11 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on AlbarkaWrites's post

😂😂The “urgent ₦2k for ice cream” and “urgent ₦2,500 for charger” took me out! But honestly, I get the point.Sometimes it isn't about maki... 2 days, 11 hours ago

BIG DEE commented on AlbarkaWrites's post

This is such a simple but important reminder. 🥹I really liked the question, “useless for what?” because sometimes we only value people fo... 2 days, 11 hours ago

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Posted on Sept. 11, 2026, 11:38 p.m.

How To Prepare Akara

In Entrepreneurship • 2 min read A masterclass in why having the ingredients has never been the same...

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Posted on Sept. 10, 2026, 5:28 p.m.

Wandering Thoughts

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 2 min read I just want to be human for once. I know the Bible says that after ...

42 views 17 upvotes 21 comments

Posted on Sept. 8, 2026, 8:19 a.m.

I loved my dad so much, b...

In Relationships • 4 min read “Chidera, are you there?” It was my dad's voice, this time.I presse...

60 views 23 upvotes 19 comments

Posted on Sept. 4, 2026, 12:19 p.m.

Vena, please......

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 4 min read The kitchen light was that cheap, buzzing yellow that made everythi...

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Posted on Aug. 29, 2026, 5:38 p.m.

So You Joined TwoCents… N...

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 6 min read A Big Dee Survival Guide for the NewbiesSo, you joined TwoCents.You...

103 views 31 upvotes 34 comments

Posted on Aug. 28, 2026, 2:49 p.m.

I loved my dad so much, b...

In Relationships • 4 min read I always heard my aunt tell me the reason I had no mum like the oth...

99 views 29 upvotes 31 comments

Posted on Aug. 27, 2026, 3:14 p.m.

I hope, you see this..

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 2 min read Somewhere among billions,Earth. ...

87 views 29 upvotes 22 comments

Posted on Aug. 26, 2026, 6:05 a.m.

Why wait?

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 2 min read You Sluggards!"Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and b...

95 views 31 upvotes 29 comments

Posted on Aug. 24, 2026, 4:09 a.m.

Ten by Ten

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 2 min read I didn’t even look at the board members when the clapping started. ...

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Posted on Aug. 22, 2026, 9:45 p.m.

Papa wasn't mine...

In Women • 5 min read My father died on a Tuesday.The man who raised me. The quiet one. T...

130 views 45 upvotes 46 comments

Posted on Aug. 19, 2026, 8:10 p.m.

Welcome brother... you ca...

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 2 min read Y'all see that screenshot right there?That's my lil brother.You see...

128 views 41 upvotes 39 comments

Posted on Aug. 18, 2026, 2:52 a.m.

How many, more? I'm tired...

In Psychology • 1 min read The weight arrives before the morning light.A heavy hand presses up...

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Posted on Aug. 16, 2026, 4:33 p.m.

The eyes that raised us

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 3 min read Maami, I remember back in the 90s.You enjoyed it when your oni-diri...

112 views 28 upvotes 32 comments

Posted on Aug. 15, 2026, 3 a.m.

TUNANI

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 4 min read Last week at work, I watched the girls in the office stare at me. I...

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Posted on Aug. 7, 2026, 10:37 a.m.

Olodo: The New Influence

In Trending • 3 min read Back in school, nobody wanted to be called an Olodo. It was the pla...

143 views 30 upvotes 27 comments

Posted on Aug. 3, 2026, 7:56 a.m.

Àlàájọ̀ Èkó

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 4 min read I was on my own, just minding my business around Maryland, when Eme...

127 views 23 upvotes 31 comments

Posted on July 25, 2026, 10:01 p.m.

Gheghe Our Rector Got Mar...

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 2 min read Gheghe, you better come and denounce this rumour. They lied on you....

161 views 26 upvotes 34 comments

Posted on July 24, 2026, 4:50 p.m.

The Weight of a Father’s ...

In Psychology • 2 min read "Iná tó bá fẹ́ jó igi, á kọ́kọ́ gbẹ́ ẹ.""The fire that will burn the wo...

146 views 23 upvotes 22 comments

Posted on July 23, 2026, 11:52 a.m.

ÈMI NI ÌLÙ (I Am the D...

In History and Culture • 2 min read Mò fẹ́ kí ara mi gbọ́ mi.Before the world gives me a name,let my own ...

143 views 24 upvotes 27 comments

Posted on July 2, 2026, 10:28 p.m.

After Alhaji

In Mental Health • 6 min read "Kai, yarinyar nan ta yi sa'a ƙwarai.""Wallahi. Alhaji Ibrahim da k...

233 views 34 upvotes 41 comments

Posted on July 1, 2026, 11:19 a.m.

THE CHOICE WE NEVER MADE

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 3 min read The call came while Daniel was buying lilies."They've found a donor...

186 views 34 upvotes 35 comments

Posted on June 25, 2026, 5:40 p.m.

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 5 min read 70Seventy is one of those numbers that seems to carry weight.Not be...

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Posted on June 18, 2026, 11:18 p.m.

STILL WAITING TO COME HOME..

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 2 min read Ba'ami,The Father of the ones who have only You left.I am writing t...

295 views 53 upvotes 57 comments

Posted on June 12, 2026, 7:49 a.m.

PLASTIC SMILE ECONOMY

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 3 min read I didn’t know this was going to be my reality when I was younger, w...

186 views 32 upvotes 28 comments

Posted on May 26, 2026, 7:58 a.m.

SO, WHO KILLED MADAM?

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 2 min read Scene Five — End of Part OneCorridor outside Interrogation Room B. ...

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Posted on May 23, 2026, 4:42 p.m.

Untie the knot

In People and Society • 3 min read I was reading through a thread the other day that left a heavy knot...

298 views 28 upvotes 30 comments

Posted on May 22, 2026, 7:53 p.m.

WHO KILLED MADAM (Truth u...

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 4 min read Interrogation Room B. 7:22 p.m. Someone had turned the overhead lig...

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Posted on May 20, 2026, 9:57 p.m.

SO, WHO KILLED MADAM? (Mi...

In Literature, Writing and Blogging • 2 min read Interrogation Room B. 4:41 p.m. Fashola's coffee is ice-cold. He’s ...

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Posted on May 15, 2026, 7:29 a.m.

WHO, KILLED MADAM (Kitche...

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Who, killed madam?

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Interrogation Room B. 7:22 p.m. Someone had turned the overhead light up...

Sarah and Durotimi's Love kasala : Come back or else

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Lights on.A small stage. Two chairs facing the audience. A moderator's t...

Big Dee

Sep 07, 2026 10:36a.m.

I remembered when someone told me after I had reported that I offended my dad and he was going to beat the hell out of me... They said pull out your eye lashes and say 'Let my dad forget' three tim...

Big Dee

Sep 06, 2026 13:24p.m.

One thing no one would tell you, if you reside and work in Lagos.. have your money in denominations as low as ten naira and as high as two 500 naira.. if not, you'd end up dashing money a lot..😩We ...

Big Dee

Aug 18, 2026 07:21a.m.

You'd think it's all about "everybody is going through a lot" no.. it's not a lie fr, it's actually true.But, you see the day you hear another person's story out, you'd actually thank God yours is ...

Big Dee

Jul 01, 2026 10:37a.m.

I realized I've picked up a bad habit.My phone and notifications are practically inseparable. No matter how much I try to clear everything, there's always something waiting. More comments. More tex...

Big Dee

Feb 07, 2026 17:39p.m.

So, wait... I wasn't feeling too good.Or rather, I haven't been myself lately so I shut myself, out a lot of things.. trying to stay afloat..Then, I saw something I wasn't expecting 🥺I've been veri...

Not All Men Fear the Flame