Someone named Ngozi had just left her husband. At least, that was what I heard mother say, as she stood stiffly, stirring her pot on fire. The savory stew she cooked simmered, as if it too was as enraged as she was. Perhaps it was, perhaps she was telepathic, perhaps she had transferred her aggression […]
Ngozi, Whoever She Was – Short Story
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Yellow Banana – Short Story
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Eniola smiled as she watched a little girl hitting her mother lightly on the hip, pulling the tall blonde woman by the arm but the woman didn’t pay attention to her poor daughter because of the conversation she was having with a nurse. The tall blonde woman’s reaction reminded her of the way her own […]
The Hope Project – Short Story
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Now, I’m sure almost every superheroine you’ve heard of has some sort of out of the ordinary superpower. Well, this isn’t one of those stories. No, this is a story about a woman, a brave woman that took on the responsibility of saving the world, a part of the world. I remember the night I […]
Today’s Paul – A Short Christian Story
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After the aptitude test, interview and screening the chairman decided to have a one on one with 4 successful applicants. The Chairman asked his secretary to call the applicants in one by one. The 1st applicant knocked, “Come in” The chairman answered, “Good morning sir” he greets the chairman, “Good morning” “Please sit down” ‘Mr […]
Making Choices – Short Story
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He sat with his head bowed in the living room. The room was small, sparsely furnished with just three pictures hanging on the wall at corners of the house. The last rays of sunlight filtered into the house from the window and made patterns inside the house. The center table housed a vase of old […]
Restitution – Short Story
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Restitution is an age-long doctrine in the Christendom where a man that marries two wives is not allowed to attain leadership roles in the church. Mr. Williams was a devoted Christian. He lived his life to the standard of biblical principles, but he married two wives. After been exposed to his church doctrines and its […]
Jazzed to Jigawa – Short Story About Facebook Friends
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Unlike other well-mannered young girls in Nigeria, Stephanie took a bold daring step to visit a friend she met on Facebook, who stays in the northern part of the country. It was a decision she had thought out for about four months and since she was less busy at home, she gave him a call […]