Gloria Ochai

Storyteller

Writing for meaning...

My Recent Work

Gloria’s Uncharted •

The exhausting art of loving people in pieces

I’ve been learning — rather painfully — the art of placing people in the proper corners of my heart.Ask me about this a few years back, and I’d have scoffed at the very notion. Boxes? Categories? How terribly limiting, how unfair to reduce someone to mere fragments of themselves.But here’s the thing about growing up: sometimes wisdom arrives wearing the cloth of disappointment, and you find yourself grateful for the lesson even as it stings. That lesson comes wrapped in the most heartbreaking re...
Gloria’s Uncharted •

I sat with myself

Earlier this year, I impulsively deleted most of my social media applications. I was immediately forced to sit face-to-face with myself. The vulnerability I experienced was both shocking and rewarding — a love-hate situation. Overall, I rate the experience one star and do not recommend it. However, if you decide to sit with yourself, let me paint you a picture real quick.You are calling yourself out, and there isn’t much room for argument. You are both the prosecuting and defence counsel. There...
Medium •

The Third Person

“I remember, and I want a divorce!”, I blurted out. Those words came out faster than my head could really process them. I was over the mini eulogies flying around.“Who wants more sauce?”, Kadijah, my best friend said in a bid to change the subject. It was a little too late for that. Everyone was already looking towards me.“Chikairanyelu, not here, please,” Kadijah said. She only addressed me by my full name when she needed a favour.“Why not?”, I responded, with tears trickling down my face.To th...
Gloria’s Uncharted •

If my heart could tell a story…

It’ll tell you about the day my mum walked herself to a hospital to give birth to me. She says it was a hot afternoon, and she had just had her afternoon meal when she started to feel her contractions. It wasn’t her first rodeo, but it still hurt. So on brand for the woman’s body, as there’s no getting used to the different pain that our body gifts us. The hospital was about a five-minute walk from the house. Her sister was home, so she told her how she was feeling and asked her to prepare the h...
Medium •

Last moments

I wonder what my last tweet will be.Would it be something eerie that makes people say “Ah! She saw it coming”? or something futuristic like, “I can’t wait to see To Kill a Monkey (TKAM) by Kemi Adetiba”, that will make people curse at life and call it cruel?I think of how people would react.Marvellous, my parent’s first child and my only brother. He had a full beard and a shaved head -the Banky W style. The look was sudden, but we all thought he was going through some sort of phase and it’ll soo...
Medium •

DAY 3: If the World Was Ending…

I catch you staring at me.“Wetin?” I ask youThe song ‘If the World Was Ending’ by JP Saxe and Julia Michaels had just finished playing on the radio, so I could only imagine what was going through your mind. It is the night before your flight to Canada, so we decided to have our last face-to-face date. We didn’t want to waste money so, a picnic on the beach was a great idea. You finally joined the japa train. I am happy for you, but I’m still sad that we’ll have to do the long-distance thing.“I’m...

I’m Gloria Ochai, a storyteller who believes in the power of narratives that outlive us — stories that continue to speak long after they’re told.

As a UK-based creative writer, literary reviewer, and content creator, I craft stories that resonate deeply across books, film, music, and other art forms. Whether I’m reviewing contemporary fiction, developing podcast scripts, or creating brand narratives, I’m drawn to work that captures the essence of human experience.

I approach every story with care and curiosity, drawn to the details that reveal nuances. Whether it’s a line in a novel or the heart of a brand message, I look for what lingers — what stays with people after the page is turned or the screen goes dark.

I’m currently studying for a Master’s in Public Relations, where I’m exploring how creativity and strategic communication merge to shape reputation, build connections, and create lasting impact.

Looking for stories that stand the test of time? Let’s create. I’m available for literary reviews, content creation, brand storytelling, and creative writing projects.

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Noises and Notions- A news commentary podcast.

A podcast exploring stories that clear the blur in media noise to uncover what really matters