A wise man once told me that life is all about fighting successive and unending battles. And nothing else. That we plunge head-on into them, drawing courage from the hope of obtaining a glorious victory. Read More
May 172013
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Apr 152013
Love is when two souls live in one body. I remember my very good friend- Joe- mentioned the above words to me. We were at The Table of Men that night savoring our friendship. He Read More
Jan 222013
I want to hate my mum. I really do. But I can’t. She is my mum and dad said it’s not good to hate people. He said hating people is not healthy, that I should Read More
Sep 202012
Mr. Johnson was a very superstitious man, though he always denied it in public. Tales such as the one his father in-law had told him always had a way of making him feel uncomfortable. And Read More
Aug 282012
At 10:45pm that same day, Catherine sat up from the bed. Mr. Johnson had stupidly believed her lies and had allowed her to stay the night. She’d told him that she had an altercation with Read More
Aug 242012
On a Saturday morning five days later, the Johnsons were in the sitting room, watching a cartoon program when they heard the chime of their door bell. Sandra jumped down immediately from the seat before Read More
Aug 202012
Everybody has a guardian; be it big or small, rich or poor, good or bad… and a destroyer. You survive by how strong your guardian is or how weak your destroyer is… At precisely midnight, Read More
Jun 262012
The Divisional Police Officer of Victoria Island, a heavy-set man sat in his office, a one-story building which was squeezed in-between two tall buildings. It was spacious and had a huge window overlooking the ever Read More
Jun 182012
“Man born of a woman is like the flower of a tree that you see very fresh and adorable in the morning; but, withers in the evening”- Mebine. All is revealed in death… I harbor Read More
May 172012
“In case chief calls, tell him I’m in the bathroom,” Mary instructed her roommate who was lying on the bed. Juliet gazed up at her, curiosity reflecting in her eyes. “Which chief are you talking Read More
May 042012
See as she advances from the gate The melted tar never an impediment to her graceful gait The glaring sun bouncing off her ebony skin in delight Flies out racing men for a taste of Read More
Apr 282012
When Michael awoke the next morning, he was greeted by a beam of sunlight shooting through the opposite window into the room. He blinked in total confusion. Memories of last night couldn’t be accounted for. Read More
Apr 132012
They roam the world Seeking for souls to devour Can they be devoured too? They can: we are led to believe so. What is happening to me! Michael thought for the umpteenth time as he Read More
Feb 102012
This is Godlike! I have the entire earth in view. I’m peering down at it from above, through what seems to be a flat zooming lens. I seem to have an invisible connection with the Read More
Jan 212012
I wish something would happen to her right now…, the kid thought, as he dawdled to the school block from a nearby shop, a cane in his right hand. His eyes suddenly shot to the Read More
Dec 262011
The yellow taxi came to a halt by the side of the road. She stepped down from the car, pulled out a couple of notes from her purse and paid the driver who sped off Read More
Dec 062011
“So what do you think?” The image asked, smiling. Dave didn’t even flinch a bit- he was accustomed to the imaginary transformation of his image. The other part of his mind, probably the rational and Read More
Nov 212011
He waddled over to the window and drew the curtain, allowing the sun a peek into the room. The weather was warm as if it knew what day it was. A day characterized by free Read More
Oct 292011
Standing on the edge of a cliff Dave wondered how he mysteriously got there. He felt like someone who’d just woken from coma. Only in his case there was no memory of ever going into Read More
Oct 032011
The wind caressed his skin as he walked dejectedly to his grave. The most peaceful place he had imagined since it all started. The road was so smooth and yet walking on it is the Read More