I thanked her profusely for the beverage and a few sips later, I was feeling right and dandy, the cold seeping out of my bones. After draining the entire cup but wishing I could have [...]

I saw a man who Sits close to that conflagration of death, Where the nerve cells at the epicenter of his naval cavity have been incapacitated. His moist nose unaware of the dump land, A [...]

Pull my strings oh Muse, And my smart fingers will Dance to your tunes Of worthy poetical skills And terse-verse lyrical cores Table me a choice, Oh muse Either road I choose, Still pull my [...]

I actually visited Union Bank, Bori! You needed to have been in my heart as I decided on that journey. I was terribly afraid of what the outcome would be, triumphant or disastrous. Would the [...]

Odili Ujubuonu’s third novel “Pride of the Spider Clan” is a work of fiction unlike many of its time. The novel, which concludes the tale of an enterprising Aro clan that began in “Pregnancy of [...]

I have always believed miracles were restricted to the corridors of religion; but what I was witnessing -not in a church nor mosque- cannot be called by any other name. Seated across from me was [...]

I have chosen this path That’s my way It is a dream come true The roads maybe narrow I will continue to stagger With my dagger dangling along with me It will pay some day [...]

A good day for me would be a day I wake up from the touch of my beautiful and supportive wife as the sun kisses my face. Not minding my early morning breathe, she kisses [...]

Silence. “Can you imagine what she later did?” The man asked pausing before taking a sip from his teacup. Silence. “She apologized baby, she said she thought I was going to leave the company and [...]

Here I am. Settled in, waiting patiently with a mug of freshly brewed dark coffee cradled in my hand, my oversized sweater draped around my shoulder, staring at my screen. I look over my shoulder, [...]

Honestly, there is no big deal about Chinua Achebe’s rejection of the offer of one million dollars by 50 cent for the movie rights to the title of his novel ‘Things Fall Apart.’ It is [...]

Chijioke sat squashed up in the minibus as it grunted and creaked its way along the potholed road. Seated next to him was his father, who stared out the window in a sullen mood. Chijioke [...]

For many who live outside the Federal capital, Abuja is a paradise of sorts. Some people, I’m sure, imagine her streets lined with gold and her houses floating mid-air. Am I the right person to [...]

The thunder struck, followed by lightning. The chief priest dashed out of his hut, he looked up to the sky while rotating three hundred and sixty degrees and ran back inside. He dashed out again [...]

It didn’t take long after Mr. Akume’s tragedy ended when Obaro came. Obaro was a girl of about fifteen years living with her parents in a small face-me-I –face-you apartment. She didn’t make the last [...]

With a mix of self-disgust and self-anger I write this. I am so ill-prepared. If I write about me, would it change anything? Would it fulfil the dream I ‘built’ to dream? In an unsure [...]

  Grandma Ofoduli  The past month was an uneventful one for Frederick, he hadn’t still done his essay, and school was getting worse for him. Mama was supposed to have come some weeks ago, but [...]

Before I launch deep into the subject, I want to draw references from these great quotes. Love is the condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. ~Robert Heinlein Love [...]

“Mum, I am scared”, whimpered Temi as he held on tight to his mother’s embrace, burying his teary face in her ample bosoms. He felt safe now. For now. She held on tight to him [...]

Under the burning sky we toiled that day Night embraced day and the sky grew gray We’ve worked all day but we didn’t halt For if stumps are not cleared by first light Our taskmasters [...]

I approach the door of the Lagoon Restaurant with lots of smiles. The light through the glass door makes my suit colourful. I see faces that make me uneasy.  I ignore them. They don’t matter. [...]

I never knew I never knew that this ink flowing through this brownish hue,  with white transparent tube,  could move my hands to write down this.   I never knew it could write of jungle [...]

FROM PART 2: “I’m sorry, Lucy which Babs is this?” “Uh! Chinelo, are you asking me that? How many men do we call Babs?” “Ehn! It’s a lie! Kitan’s Babs? The… em… em… the Owotomo [...]

All the while he was waving a stubby, nicotine stained finger at my seatmate. “If you talk am for me again, I go slap am for you!” The tribal marks on his face not visible [...]

We are behind these walls alone Tonight we will be each other’s own   Like a lion does its prey We are tearing at each other There are no sheets to lay Just me and [...]

This is the day that the Lord has made Let us rejoice and be glad in it, they prayed Gathered here today are the folks celebrating, And folks who are being celebrated And witnesses to [...]

He searched frantically for his torch, flicked it on, and pointed the light at the door. Nothing. He pointed it at the cupboard door, then thought for a second, which one was nearer to run [...]

  In those days when I was a youngster living in Warri, there were many things that happened. In fact, there is one I remember now. Back then there were so many young beautiful schoolgirls [...]

The warrior in me was gradually evaporating. As I trudged towards my home, I straightened my collar. I wondered what Chinyere would say to me when I give her the news. My wife was a [...]

1. Which genres do you represent? Okay, here is the way I see Wordsmithy Media. It is a company that fuses everything what we have done before, what we do now and what we hope [...]

Thunderous feelings raging like Noah’s days Raging so hard, threatening to end the life that houses it Temptation that exceeds the serpent days Don’t touch, don’t eat Just don’t remind me of the pain of the [...]

I came before you, riddling sphinx With my wisdom-filled but thirsty skull You had thrown me tokens from afar It was time to fulfil your promises!   I will not write you a love song [...]