It happened last night. The sky wasn’t pale and pitch black like the movies paint them to be on days like that. Men and spirits went about their businesses as usual. One could hear horns honking and engines revving in the distance. The electricity company had graced us with light. My family settled quietly in […]
The Ritual – Short Story
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Night – Poetry
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Night is mother, Wide and dark, luring me into her deep. In her arms I seek solace for the week; Mother hides me from my darkness, When I’m at the mercy of my weakness. Mother told me darkness is nothing to fear, You tasted her in my womb when death was near. An end was […]
A Twist Of Fate – Short Story
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“Pursuing one’s personal legend is a task that for centuries, only a few have been able to run to the finish line. It’s true that life is only generous to those who pursue their personal legend” The boy thought to himself. Then he remembered that he had to get to Tarifa so he could give […]
Unforgettable Footprints – Poetry
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Like a flower filled with nectar, Like a bee you caught my attention. Your voice soft and warm, infused in me a deep sensation. I have known so many women whose shadows have been swallowed by my mind’s darkness. My heart longed to have you next to me, but your friends were closer than my […]
Welcome To The Family – Short Story
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I knew I had to be on my best behavior if I must convince my Fiancée’s billionaire dad that I’m the best man for his daughter. They invited me over for dinner but I knew it was more of ‘sizing me up’ than merriment. They wanted to know my worth, to know my level of […]
Mrs. Bayo – Short Story
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My mother-in-law, known as ‘Sister Seun’ to the women with whom she idly gossiped about which fellow church sister was trying to snatch the other’s husband or who was sleeping with whom in church—their gossip always centered around church as that was their one unifying factor—insisted I call her ‘Mrs. Bayo’ or ‘Mama Sola’ because […]
Home
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I never really had a reason to believe in love, but that was before we met. Like all things, it was meant to be a day like the rest. Then, you came smiling and my world began spinning. You were lost and you needed directions “Hey” You said, and out went my senses. You see, […]