Editor's Notes - About Taxi!
A personal note from the founder of Taxi on the birth of this editorial platform, its mission to tell untold stories, and the magic we hope to create together.
Publications
A personal note from the founder of Taxi on the birth of this editorial platform, its mission to tell untold stories, and the magic we hope to create together.
Author
Tosin Okewole
Date
Read
5 mins
Editorial
There are millions of stories just floating around waiting to be told. Taxi is a home to these stories. Taxi was born out of the desire to make magic. The beginning of Taxi was epiphanic, literally. This editorial was born out of the simple need to tell stories.
At Taxi, we optimize to put out work that engages people of all calibres. We are heavily interested in underrepresented demographics, esoteric communities as well as the average typical individuals. We want our reader's hearts to stretch to accommodate the breadth of the new stories we are telling. We want you to read our work and be filled with the visceral urge to make magic as well or even simply be content with the knowledge that whatever medium is yours, all life is art. The 3 words that most accurately describe our content at the moment are; opinion, thought and conversation. We are putting out essays that provide a fresh perspective on politics and societal issues. We value the voice of our writers and this reflects in the quality of work that is produced. We are also putting out personal essays from writers on subject matters that are peculiar to these individuals like love, grief and personhood.
"All life is art"
We are also putting out interviews with people of interest to us ranging from artists to designers to authors. Our editorial is small and independent. We have big plans and these plans can only come to fruition with support from people. Feel free to support us in any capacity you can; send us kind words, buy us a coffee, check out our socials and most importantly read our work. We are looking forward to traveling this journey with you.
Essay
In this essay, Olabisi Bello explores the tension between faith and fatigue and what it means to carry belief quietly in a life already full. Olabisi Bello writes, edits, and collects stories wherever she finds them. A lifelong learner with a passion for all things literary, she nurses a love for film, art, crime fiction, highlife music, palm wine and coffee — and can almost always be found with her head buried in a book or more recently, cosplaying as a Communications Manager.
Author
Olabisi Bello
Duration
5 mins
Essay
Yẹ́misí Àlàbí is a multidisciplinary artist whose works are mostly inspired by their life and the many voices in their head. When they're not writing, they try to keep their sanity intact amidst the madness. In this essay, Yẹ́misí Àlàbí traces a relentless search for love that defies conventional boundaries.
Author
Yẹ́misí Àlàbí
Duration
5 mins
Essay
This essay by Timileyin Akinsanya is a personal, reflective essay on rediscovering Solange’s When I Get Home, a genre-bending ode to Houston and Black heritage. Timileyin Akinsanya is a creative writer, editor and art enthusiast. Her works, which have been previously published in several mags center around her lived experiences as a queer woman and her struggles with her mental health. Her works are known for their vulnerability and she believes that storytelling in its perfection must maintain honesty to fulfill its purpose. She especially enjoys writing about love and grief.
Author
Timileyin Akinsanya
Duration
7 mins