Olufunke Moronfolu’s Essays, Notes & Books

I’m sitting in my newly thrifted camping chair from Kringloop, which I’ve repurposed for my balcony, and I’ve just finished the first chapter of the “Dear Comrade” section of A Little Life.

It was the fourth time I’d had to tie my shoelace in the barely three hours since I left my house.

I recently gave my first Toastmasters speech, an icebreaker about sushi.

It’s another morning after another restless night.

It was my second session with my coach.

Some people believe that there are no coincidences.

As I brushed my teeth this morning, eyes half-closed and half-functioning, getting ready for my blood test because my doctor is slightly concerned that I have, in fact, been falling sick almost every month since the year started, I realized it is June 30t…

This essay, like most of my other essays, was born out of a recent conversation I had with a friend, or do I call them an acquaintance.

”What makes you happy?”

In March—though it now feels like a year, because a lot has happened since then—I wrote a piece titled What Are You Talking About?

As I finally turned my home office into something habitable and less distracting, and once again found the perfect spot to hang a picture of me that my dear friend Joshua gave me three years ago when I was “starting a new life”—a picture that has since tr…

It’s chilly tonight.

Back from a night out, and I can’t sleep.

Someone recently looked into my eyes and told me they were beautiful.

It’s Sunday, and I’m having a lazy morning in bed before heading to my book club in Amsterdam.

Sometime last week, I nervously asked two of my friends if they could drive and help me with a move.

They will ask me when I first knew I was in love with you.

It was International Women’s Day (IWD).

People die twice, once when they die and the second time when we stop telling their stories... - Alex Warren Today is a significant day for many reasons.

It all started with a talk… Sometime in October/November 2025, I got a notification about a casual meetup for Technical Writers.

Perhaps I’m still reeling from last night’s dinner with Rachael and the passionate conversations we had about the things we surprisingly seem to have in common.

Once again, insomnia has me up tonight, probably not helped by constant need to check my devices for all the apartment alerts I’ve set up.

My dear Gemini , how surprising you have been.

Shoutout to Nick, who one day in January came to me and asked, “Do you know Dolly Alderton?”

Every time people ask me what my motivation is to learn Dutch, I’ve always said I think it’s a necessary safety measure since I bike around the city.

On my way back from work today, I saw a train leaving in about a minute that I could’ve caught, but since it was packed to the brim and I would’ve had to stand for around 40 minutes, I decided to wait for the next one.

I try not to use the word "hate" but I really really do hate websites where the mouse has been changed to some fancy stuff.

Bruh, visiting people at their homes in winter is a game of chess because you don't know their house heating rules.

Shoutout to my lovely sister for this amazing Christmas gift from 2024!

Wait, what!

As I finished Surprise Me by Sophie Kinsella and opened my editor to write this, the first thing that came to mind was, “Sophie Kinsella has done it again!”

Life is always worth living.

WTH did I just read?!

Two years in a row now, my dear sister has gifted me books for Christmas.

Yesterday, December 26th, I was visiting my aunt when my cousin asked about the book I was reading.

Today, I found myself reading.

It is October, and as we celebrate Black History and reflect on what it means to be of African Descent, I’ve been thinking about the strange parallels between how we stereotype people and how we’re beginning to stereotype writing itself.

TL;DR As technical writers, we spend countless hours performing repetitive, manual tasks that can be automated.

Writing this made me think of Kevin in The Office's "The Incentive" episode, who spoke with less words with the hope of freeing up enough time to "see world."

If this were a big enterprise, it would have been a very expensive rebrand, complete with all the fanfare that accompanies such a move.

Making friends as an adult can be challenging.

You’ve heard it before: “The best way to get started with any product is to start with the documentation.”

Once again, I’ve found a new TV show I like, and it’s up to me to meet the incredibly low bar I’ve set for myself to finish it.