The Devil Attacked
When she heard a strange voice… She was puzzled and in distress She couldn’t control herself, she couldn’t help but obey The order was so firm! It wasn’t her desire, She spoke in defense saying, “How would you ask me to take it? Why would you ask me to go there? But I don’t […]
Ties That Kill
The streets were deserted as the harsh harmattan wind blew across. The moon was full that night and its light shone across the street announcing the presence of the houses that lined the street. The shops and pubs that had made the street popular were all closed. This was unusual the night being a friday. […]
The Confession
“I had sex last night.” BJ’s calm announcement, sent mother’s green tea hurtling back up her esophagus. She choked on it and coughed twice. Then she placed her mug on the table in a bid to gather her composure. Father’s fork was halfway to his mouth. It trembled, as it made its way back down […]
Best Love Stories Ever To Be Told! Episode 1
Iseoluwa Food Retail is a food outlet where I love to eat. Every morning, after dropping my bag in the office, I waste no time in calling my colleagues who are interested in Iseoluwa’s early morning palatable rice. I’ve been a frequent customer of Iseoluwa for over 6 months – I eat her rice every […]
Beautiful Colors Of Sin: 3
Dressed in a white blouse, black slacks, and a brown Jimmy Choo sandal, I stood alone at the edge of the parking lot of Tantalizers. I was waiting for Alhaji Baruwa to pick me up. When I spoke to him about Austin, I didn’t expect him to react the way he had. “I swear to […]
The Contact
Oh no, who the hell is this! I thought the instant my body made contact with his hard biceps as we collided at the door of Pennymat Supermarket. Cuddling my head on his broad chest, he asked. “Did you forget your eyes at home?” I felt hot, either from embarrassment or from the contact, I […]
The Path of Spring
I have desired to tour the path of Spring, Not for any love aside love of my broods. Call me selfish, so long it’s not my clan‘s string. I’ll be accommodating to each guest’s ring, Let their guitar,… their drumbeat but to my herds. I have desired to tour the path of Spring. […]
Across the Fangs
Two cubs snarled hungrily, pursuing a hare along a narrow brook at the base of a mountain. The hare ran very hard and managed to take refuge unto a lanky tall tree by the wayside. One went ravenously after it, as the other waited so impatiently beneath the tree. The hare climbed further as the […]
A Means to an End – Episode 1
A Means To An End Ada lived with her parents in the one bedroom ‘face me I face you’ apartment in Ojuelegba. It was a small bedroom with a smaller sitting room that contained their few belongings recovered from the rain, years back. It cluttered two velvety arm chairs, three plastic chairs, a wooden centre […]
Mended Mirror – Part 4
Standing was a startled Nurse Yinka, her white overall pulled up indecently to her fair fleshy thighs, three buttons was undone revealing a white lace bra barely holding together her coconut coloured, coconut shaped substantial boobs begging to be freed. Emeka himself was shocked, his mouth formed into a big ‘O’. I swallowed hard. I […]
The butcher, the chicken and christmas
I heard. Yes, I overheard the old butchers in the kitchen, stroking their beard, saying, ”Christmas stew is already smeared, and we won’t await the growing baby bird.” Disappointed. Hurried off my heels to mother hen, ”the old butchers are coming for your chick”. ”Let them tarry not” said she then, ”her price will be […]
LIKE A DREAM (Episode 3)
Giorgio stood still and closed his eyes, unable to bring himself to look at Shade kneeling before him, he loved her still, but letting her back into his life after she broke up with him without any explanation would be illogical. He remembered sending her countless text messages since she would not pick his call […]
Unbreak My Heart – EPISODE NINETEEN
“There is never a time or place for true love. It happens accidentally, in a heartbeat, in a single flashing, throbbing moment.” – Sarah Dessen, The Truth about Forever. Kike stared through the wound down car window, across the almost empty Chop N’ Munch parking lot at Valerie and Nathan, standing together, holding hands […]
The Last Curse (Chapter 9)
CHAPTER 9 White skulls littered the desert. The iroko tree stood tall and proud against the backdrop of the full moon. Red mist floated all around as if the very air had absorbed blood. Vultures hung on the branches of the iroko tree, watching me with patient eyes. There was something at the base of […]
“Orbitplane” – a science fiction story by Tony Ogunlowo
“Orbitplane” by Tony Ogunlowo It had to be an Orbitplane,nothing else! I offered to buy her a Strato- Glider, but no, it had to be an Orbitplane. All her friends at college had Orbitplanes and why couldn’t she? Try explaining to a stroppy teenager these things don’t come cheap, […]