Hi, my name is Frank and I’m gay. I know it sounds terribly weird introducing myself this way but I have come to the realization that the more I say it, the better my chances of accepting it.
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ACT IV (In an open place with a small bush nearby. MARCUS runs in, panting, and falls on his knees.) MARCUS: God! How long will Vanessa keep running after me? I’m tired! (tries to catch his breath) [...] Read More KERANG WATER — 4 Being a student here in the UK can put one in a difficult position especially if you are a born of little means, clothed in lean pockets or poised on material things. The common denominator of all three [...] Read More The diary of a Naija boy in the diaspora - Say you are one of them! ACT III (MARCUS’ home, a brick house. There is a sharp contrast between the previous setting and this one. The sitting room of this house has a wooden settee with table, and a mat spread on the [...] Read More KERANG WATER — 3 “To gym, or not to gym, that is the question: Whether ’tis nobler in the mind to suffer The sags and drawbacks of outrageous weight, Or to take arms against a bench press. And by opposing end them. [...] Read More The diary of a Naija boy in the Diaspora - To gym or not to gym? ACT II (In a parlour of high class and taste. Four men dressed in black suits and dark glasses are seen standing like statues by the doorway leading to the inner room, one of them holding a [...] Read More KERANG WATER — 2 EPISODE 7 There is nothing to fear Dear It’s nothing, forbear The pain if just for a little The pane it must spur a giggle [...] Read More The Minimalist’s Metrical Scheme: The Final Episodes DRAMATIS PERSONAE:- Marcus Judith Vanessa MAMA Marcus 4 men in black suits attending to Vanessa ACT I (In an office. A man dressed in a grey suit, brown tie and a polished pair of brown leather shoes is seen behind his desk, looking through some paper documents. He is in his late twenties. A lady is seen standing beside him, dressed in a pink skirt suit. [...] Read More KERANG WATER Exams were fast approaching and it felt pretty amusing to notice the seriousness on everyone’s face; well not everyone actually but most. It was obvious no one wanted to fail the first examination in University and even the seemingly [...] Read More GEEBEE’S TRIP. EPISODE 11 – FREE DINNER Schipol International Airport, Amsterdam . From above, the large sprawling expanse looked like a small city. A song by the popular rock band U2 came to mind as I looked out through the window; City of Blinding Lights. This [...] Read More The Journal 2 I managed to stop laughing when Simon told me that he was a virgin and I decided he would have the taste on that day. Read More GEEBEE’S TRIP. EPISODE 10 – SIMON GOES TO SCHOOL EPISODE 3 not very many REALIZE very many plot [...] Read More The Minimalist’s Metrical Scheme (Episodes 3-6) ATTENTION Okay. I don’t normally do this. This is something new for me, but I’ve been wanting to do this for a while now. I was originally toying with the idea of doing something fictional, but I think I [...] Read More The Journal 1 This would be a series consisting of about 10 poems that employ the use of minimalism (using as less words as possible to convey a meaning, or sometimes ditching conveying any meaning altogether), and also these poems will follow [...] Read More The Minimalist’s Metrical Scheme In Episode 8, I introduced Simon, my new ‘bolo’ friend. ‘Bolo’ is another name for ‘ajebota’ or ‘unexposed’ or ‘person wey neva soji.’ Let’s leave it at that. Now, I had never had the luxury of having my own [...] Read More GEEBEE’S TRIP. EPISODE 9 - A BOY CALLED SIMON Finally, I had settled in as a student of Economics. The excitement was indeed in the air at first but soon wore off as the weeks and months ran by. Lectures started, we had orientation programmes and it was [...] Read More GEEBEE’S TRIP. EPISODE 8 – THE BUILDING DESIRE [OF A CAGED BIRD] TO FLY |
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