‘If our sister dies, you will be in soup,’ Alister said and then hung up What have I gotten myself into? I wondered out loud as I started to dial Abraham’s number. The line wasn’t connecting but I kept on dialing. I did not bargain for all this rubbish. How can Alister call to threaten me? […]
Journey To Neverland- Short Story
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The Lady From Wasinmi- Short Story
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It may sound absurd, but I use to hate staying with people, these people – except Joel. I had become everyone’s banter, the laughing stock, the uncivilized, the poor thing, accented in native Ondo language. Was it even my fault? I wish I hadn’t told Batya my hometown, the place I had lived for sixteen […]
Nirvana- Poetry
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Identity… is not just a name It’s a face, a soul, spirit contained in a body A laughter resurrected by experiences, memories. My childhood, The rain as it splattered against my skin, I remember The exact ring of laughter, The colour of my underwear a dying shade of pink almost unsure of its clan Is […]
“Not an Ogbanje” – Poetry
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Knife scars Serrated her back and front Like the beak of a swordfish Her ears were notched Her iyi uwa was destroyed No hope of returning to the indoors A baby is born Fresh as dawn No scars, no notched ears Alas, It was still As a statue But there were no signs of Ogbanje-lity […]
The Beggar Child And the 5 Seconds King- Poetry
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Look away. Look away. Look at anything but his yellow eyes and cracked lips. His dusty dark skin is infectious so I must shrivel away from his presence. His dull skin wrapped around his cadaverous bones is a sign. Look away Look away Don’t look at his empty broken plate. His torn clothes dangling from […]
The First Time He Said He Loved Me- Short Story
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Love is complicated as we know it. One moment you feel connected to someone in ways that are incomprehensive. Your Universes become so intertwined you think it’s the same. You become one in spirit, soul, and mind that the only representation of what differentiates you is that you are two individuals with two separate pairs […]