I. There was a knock on my door, the kind peculiar to people who knew they had every right to come in. I knew it was Tayo, and it was not because she had called [...]
May 162012
Scopeman
May 042012
Recently on Facebook I posted the words of Louis Auchincloss: “To most readers the word ‘fiction’ is an utter fraud. They are entirely convinced that each character has an exact counterpart in real life and [...]
Feb 072012
Download the original attachment Five years together and there’s not much to show for it, except her promotion at the hospital, which is basically what she cares about most. I try to be very supportive [...]
Feb 022012
He was sleeping with this lady at the hospital, a nurse. I’m a doctor at the same hospital, so Betty told me everything. Betty is one of the cleaners at the hospital. He came to [...]
Jan 052012
December 25, 1995. I remember. I was six years old and you were ten, and we were happy. We hoped it would last forever. I remember that day, it was a Monday; I refused to [...]
Dec 292011
I sit outside my house, my mind clear and vacant. The sun shines mildly but brightly. I watch the trees sway, dancing to the energetic tunes of the wind. I ask myself, “do the trees [...]
Jul 112011
The world is changing fast, and the measure of one’s success is now being determined by one’s ability to adapt and master these changes. Facebook, though arguable, is about the biggest thing that happened to [...]
Jul 102011
A friend told me about Prince Modestus Diko and his two books, “The Enslaved Virgin Girl and The Philosophers Grief”. I perceived the young author to be both bold and ambitious, considering that he self-published [...]
Jun 172011
He would beat her for the most trivial of reasons. If breakfast was not ready by 7a.m every day, except on weekends, then she had served trouble for herself. He would take out his belt, [...]
Jun 122011
After having a great first time experience at the 8th edition of Celebrity Read Africa, I had to come back for another dose. The 9th edition promised much more fun and excitement as it was [...]
May 092011
I have often dreamed of a time in the near future, when my struggles become memories, and my dreams become my reality. It is every man’s desire to be happy, but sometimes we seek happiness [...]
May 032011
The time was 3.20pm and the celebrities had not started reading. It was my first time at Terra Kulture, the venue for the 8th edition of Celebrity Read Africa, an event put together by Read2Rise [...]
Apr 172011
This was my entry for the “African Writing Flash Fiction Contest”. I guess I see why I didn’t make the shortlist in hindsight. ========================================== The colours red and yellow bring one place readily to my [...]
Apr 122011
Found this in my archives, thought it necessary to share it here. ________________________________ According to Science, everything is matter. Science teaches us that anything that has mass and occupies space is matter. It also reveals [...]
Mar 262011
Clinton had been waiting at the gate of the staff school for several hours. The ‘University of Benin Staff School’ was the only voter’s registration point in the campus. Clinton wondered how the INEC chairman [...]