They say I look depressed. I tell them not to be silly. I am a man. Men don’t get depressed over a woman leaving them at the...
Prelude: Conscience Friday 24th March, 2000 The fluorescent light in the room flickered several times and stopped. The noise woke Kora up. She looked across the...
As soon as Noni got to his wing, his discussion with Dr Julie flashed in his mind, making him go from giddy and designer-struck to depressed. He...
“Sorry ladies, but I’m stealing your friend away. This was our jam in UniUyo, and she never turns down a dance with her favourite man.” Archie raised...
Dear Paul, Our relationship has been under some obvious strain in the last few months, and even more so in the last few weeks. I’ve noticed how...
She was seated comfortably in the car when she noticed a group of people. They surrounded a young man who sat on the floor pleading and...
Truly, I hadn’t found that one who would make me call my decision crazy until I met you
Cindy felt the weight of his shadow over her. It was heavy. He was tall and dark. She could barely make out his face, but she recognised...
24-08-2018 As the water slowly heats up, I smile at the image in the mirror. God really took his time creating me. At 33, I have...
This was the routine until she saw the Viagra in my pocket. I tried to deny but she wanted the truth. And I gave her precisely...
Something about the directness of his stare was disconcerting, and it made her—strangely—shy
All that dissolved into insignificance with the emotions Jennifer witnessed on her face. Instead of the strong, confident woman, all Jennifer could see was deep-seated insecurity...
Father never recycles them, so I know we will not be seeing this one again. I wonder how many big men he has prayed for, how...
I spent another two weeks in the hospital. During that time, I learned that my car had hit the edge of the roundabout, somersaulted across it,...
Six years was a long time to bleed for, but by the second year I had adapted very well. My father called it “Nka.” He said...
The first thought that crosses my mind is that the man seated before me looks nothing like my beloved. For one he is pudgy, unattractive. His...
‘’It happened,’’ Big Aunty’s voice eventually ends the silence, ‘’It definitely happened.’’A loud shriek tears through the room. ‘’My daughter oh, my daughter! I am finished!’’...
You see, it was supposed to be a night like any other: early dinner, late night action movies in the living room, and a cup of...
The bus conductor had cheated her. She was certain of it. She knew it because of the way he lowered his voice and told her, “Orile...
“Tola is dead.” Those were the words I heard on a hot Wednesday afternoon, my twelve-year-old self sitting at the dining table with my siblings, our...
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