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.
Art

In this essay, Zoe Zikora Okeke explores how Wangechi Mutu uses hybridity, collage and the grotesque to challenge conventional ideas of femininity and beauty. Through an examination of Mutu's life and artistic practice, the essay considers how her work reimagines Black womanhood while confronting the social and political realities that shape it. Zoe Zikora Okeke is a writer, essayist from Lagos, Nigeria.
Author
Zoe Zikora Okeke
Duration
6 mins
Literature

In this essay, Tosin makes the case for ambiguity as a deliberate literary tool, tracing its history from Chekhov and Carver to Sally Rooney. She examines how unresolved endings, unreliable narrators and middles that refuse to escalate are less evasion than they are a form of trust extended to the reader.
Author
Tosin Okewole
Duration
7 mins
Music

In this piece, Shade Mary-Ann recounts the experience of attending Dwin the Stoic's Master of Ballads tour stop in Abuja. She captures the atmosphere of the show and the storytelling-driven world the artist has built around his music. Shade Mary-Ann is a writer, culture enthusiast, and certified music over-analyser. She believes in songs that linger, and that music can get you through a bad day and make a good day better.
Author
Shade Mary-Ann
Duration
5 mins