The Deep End
What do you see when you look at me? “I see a smiling face with a warm heart” Well if that’s what you see then I’m doing a real good job at hiding what’s within. What do I see when I look into my bathroom mirror at 2am in the morning? “I see a lost … Continue reading The Deep End
Doomed
They stormed in without warning. Clad in black attires with masks covering their faces except for one, they looked to be assassins. Each wore fitted, long hand sleeves while their gloved hands held wicked, looking weapons. They were five in number. My mother and younger brother were in the room, unaware of the intruders. I … Continue reading Doomed
Outliers
Out-li-er /-, li(-e)r/ noun this dance was dying of old age. until I learnt to move a toe. a dance of old woman trying to see the sun rise from the sole of her feet. her survival outlived a snoring nose. these holes were carved out from the thigh of a prostitute learning how to … Continue reading Outliers
Test of Faith
TEST OF FAITH When it all boils down.. do we have nothing? Are all our hopes, hopeless? Our Faith, faithless? Our beliefs, void? Every day we rise up to the challenge of living, We go about our daily activities, With fear in our hearts that one day soon we might breathe our last. … Continue reading Test of Faith
May
MAY May the love in your heart; grow to carry your pains, take away your sorrow, and pour you happiness that will pass tomorrow. May the love in your heart; learn to draw people close to the butt of your heart and teach you to teach men how to cherish their art. May the love … Continue reading May
For Ozubulu
(after Amadioha went to a wet sleep) . . For the Men who went during praises Let your tears be of cheerful dreams You are not forgotten in abyss The glory of death shall be re-shadowed when the storm is over This is the gullible of the vision-less attribute For those women who cried Ozubulu! … Continue reading For Ozubulu
These Dangerous Things Happen To You When You Talk A Lot
When you talk a lot, you talk away many things which are life-success and valuable in your life. These things happen daily, but less number of people realize, correct and apply them gainfully in their lives because of talkativeness. Talkativeness could be the reason you’re not doing well in life, and thus, you blame people … Continue reading These Dangerous Things Happen To You When You Talk A Lot
Of Shadows And Spirits
Of those things that glamour for clarity Of those roads that sipped dead calls Of those shadows that retrieved retributions panache of the smoke that chased blunt images, We are here for the death of our dead ones, We are here to breeze out bodies from the ghost of our forefathers giving out beggars of … Continue reading Of Shadows And Spirits
Call for Entries open for Christian Teen writers
Call for Entries open for Christian Teen writers 2018 NIGERIA CHRISTIAN TEEN WRITERS AWARD (Fifth Edition) The Young Nigerian Christian Writers’ Awards aim to discover and encourage writers of the future. The Award carries no monetary prize but a framed certificate of Merit, Certificate of Participation, Certificate of Award and Achievement for the teen author. … Continue reading Call for Entries open for Christian Teen writers
Call for Entries: 2018 YOUNG NIGERIAN WRITERS AWARD
Call for Entries: 2018 YOUNG NIGERIAN WRITERS AWARD In a bid to promote, test, reward, recognize and award young Nigerian writers of creative works. The Society of Young Nigerian Writers (SYNW) has announced the opening/call for entries for the 2018 edition of her annual award. Call for Submission/Nomination Nominations may be submitted in one of … Continue reading Call for Entries: 2018 YOUNG NIGERIAN WRITERS AWARD
Call for Entries: 2018 Nigeria Christian Book of the Year Award
Call for Entries: 2018 Nigeria Christian Book of the Year Award (Fifth Edition) The Nigeria Christian Book of the Year Award is given annually to an original book written by a Nigerian citizen normally resident in Nigeria and published by a Nigerian Publisher. The award recognizes and encourages excellence in Nigerian Christian writing. NCBOY Award … Continue reading Call for Entries: 2018 Nigeria Christian Book of the Year Award
Those Things we left behind as Boys
There are those things that left our bodies when we were younger flying innocently… Those bridges of pretentious smile that we took to our mother’s dimples to collect glories. Those magic tears that once sliced loneliness off our shouldering lips, Those bite and bite of unwanted hunger that beat us in the presence of our … Continue reading Those Things we left behind as Boys
WHAT IS FEMINISM REALLY All ABOUT?
These days it seems 80% of women are now self proclaimed feminists which would have been wonderful if only most of them knew what it’s all about… Sometime last year I wrote on how the society has continuously sidelined women most especially “The African Woman” and on why we should all be feminists… Women has … Continue reading WHAT IS FEMINISM REALLY All ABOUT?
Journey To Italy- Untold Stories Of A Returnee (4)
DURKU! that’s what she called the place. It’s a small village from where we were to board a jeep that will take us across the border into Libya. After raping us all, madam UC pleaded with the leader to drop us at durku. He refused at first, they even left. She had began to sob … Continue reading Journey To Italy- Untold Stories Of A Returnee (4)
Sisi Joke
Sisi Joke Whenever people said things like “You can’t eat your cake and still have it” or “You can never continue to enjoy the sweet nectar of life without tasting the bitterness of the bitterleaf” she would laugh, show her milk coloured and well-set teeth and say “Those are clichés, and what is believed by … Continue reading Sisi Joke