I do not plead the sun on days when dark clouds threaten a storm, and lightening rents the skies. I’ve learnt to trust the seasons, let the waters flow and bless the grounds where my seeds are buried. Someday the clouds would part, the sun would shine, roots would form where seeds once lay, and […]
The Times – Poetry
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When You Like Two Guys at the Same Time – Poetry
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When you like two guys at the same time, it doesn’t make you an awful person. It just explains the saying: ‘Don’t put all your eggs in one basket’. When you like two guys at the same time, it is to your advantage. What better feeling than having two guys treating you like a queen? […]
Fragile! Handle With Care – Poetry
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Have you ever danced in the rain? You turned me around as we swayed, The music was a string of melodies. So far away, eyes locked, you nodded. I quirked, is that a Yea or a Nay, “A little bit of both” You responded. We swayed till the world turned on its axis under my […]
Of Curses and Loses – Short Story
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If someone would have told Mamawa that swindling her brother Kwame, over their late father’s bicycle was going to invite trouble in her life, she would have still gone ahead and done it. In fact, she would have quarreled and even beaten up that someone first, for she was that kind of woman. Things like […]
I Know an Introvert – Poetry
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I know an introvert, who almost does not exist, because I am invisible to people; people who are visible to me. Who can I blame for being unnoticeable? I am only an introvert. I know an introvert, who prefers chatting to ‘face-to-face’ interaction. “Chicken!” They call me, because I become two different persons: Fearful when […]
This Woman Uses Paper Sculptures to Bring Storylines to Life
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Jodi Harvey-Brown, is known for her paper sculptures which she uses to infuse reality on the stories in books and bring the encounters to life. Her paper sculptures represent characters and portray some of her favourite scenes from the book. She said: Characters, that we care so much for, should come out of the pages to […]
Debtors Of the Dead – A Humourous Biblical Rewrite
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Jesus strides down the stairs of the two-storey, taking two at a time when Peter comes: “Oga Jay you seem to be in a hurry, is anything wrong? Could it be that woman again? I thought her issue ended when she almost made you naked in public by dragging your garment, what does she want again? […]