“Adaugo, what did you say?” Olamma asked her daughter, who had just stuffed a big piece of bread inside her mouth. “Papa,” Adaugo shut her eyes tightly as she forced the half-chewed morsel down her [...]
Nov 242011
Rhema
Nov 212011
It was almost midday when Olamma arrived at Eke market. She surveyed the crowd of people bumping into each other as they made their way around the packed square, and she silently wished that she [...]
Nov 142011
Circumcise your ears and hear the priest The priest in whom the gods are pleased Discard the blindfold and anoint your eyes For whom the gods love they chastise Come, mend the holes in your [...]
Nov 092011
‘Twas morning yet at the Wordsmith Academy The early birds milled around eyes adreamy Like finders keepers of a seer’s crystal ball Mulling over the sheer serendipity of it all The visionary lord and lady [...]
Sep 232011
Breathing in the fresh air, I heaved a sigh Better a sigh than the painful soulful cry That threatened to escape if unchecked A cry for me, and for the ship I wrecked Called me [...]
Sep 072011
It is the day of the final interview Having worked with the firm awhile I am about to make senior partner I tell you, I did not see this coming I was not notified until [...]
Aug 252011
The airport terminal buzzed with travelers lugging their bags from one end of the air- conditioned hall to the other. Conversations were intermittently interrupted by a sonorous voice on the intercom announcing the arrival and [...]
Aug 232011
And they said that blind eyes cannot see Blank stares and eyelids plastered shut And they said that it possibly cannot be Even if the brave dared to give it a shot Every once in [...]
Aug 192011
I am not what they call me It is time to set things right I travel by sea on a swimmer’s back To do his bidding, that’s my troth I answer only when I am [...]
Aug 082011
Before my detached umbilical cord Found its final resting place Before it eventually dawned on me That my brother’s pee-pee Looked a whole lot different from mine Mama made me realize That only the best [...]
Aug 032011
It was drizzling when Felicia pulled into the parking lot. She glanced at the dashboard, seven thirty eight pm. She parked in the only available space, grabbed her purse and scurried out of her brand [...]
Jul 272011
When I woke up this morning he was gone I did not have to turn my face from the wall I could tell by mere instinct that I was alone I pulled the covers up [...]