First off, pardon my French. I mean the title in THE most literal way. Now, I’ve always loved Marian Keyes for being an honest, down to earth and REAL writer. Of course, it helps immensely that she’s got a great sense of humor as well. Anyways, I remember how she talked about guys and their need to … Continue reading Cock Blocking
Photo credits: www.123rf.com Passion. It was sorely lacking in Kiru’s life. Stuck with her near-predictable boyfriend and mundane job, she often wished that excitement would creep up and bite her in the ass, just this once. She decided to spend Independence Day on her own. She went to a corner of the Old Market that … Continue reading Red
So I finally watched this movie last night. Forgive me, it’s just hard to get new Nollywood movies in the backend of nowhere. Where I live :) The story initially centres around Sam, an 8 year old boy living with cancer in New York. Dr. Durant (Isiah Washington) is his oncologist and a Nigerian nurse … Continue reading Movie Review: Doctor Bello
She sat hunched over the fireplace, shielding her son from the cold. He was already dozing off, dear thing. She sneezed as quietly as she could, so as not to wake him, and rocked him slowly and gently, almost to the rhythm of the howling wind outside. The rain showed no signs of letting … Continue reading The Best Word Ever Invented! (2)
“This girl, you keep trying me, abi?” Dave asked, looking down the proffered cleavage. Angela laughed teasingly, still using her arms to push her breasts together, a coquettish smile playing on her pretty face. Damn. Dave swallowed desperately. Damn. “I do it because I know you can handle it. You’re a biiig boy.” She … Continue reading The Professionals
Slimy, Green and Large Frog (Photo credit: japi14) DISCLAIMER: This is another post straight from head to blog. You have been warned. So sometime in the recent past, I was invited to a party going on not too far from my house. In true Joy fashion, I promptly resolved not to go: I … Continue reading Adventures of MissMeddle: Toad Eyes and I
It was one of those hot, sweaty, noise-filled afternoons at Epic Bank. There were several harassed-looking slices of humanity jostling around the Personal Account Managers. This fancy name just meant that Henry and his two colleagues had to deal with every question, complaint and JAMB scratch card sale in the branch. Henry was hungry. More … Continue reading Hot As Ice
I should let you go… I sleep alone even when I sleep with you. I should let you go… but I probably won’t. Serena opened her door and froze for a few minutes, trapped in the sunlight streaming in around his silhouette. Steve! “Steve?”, she heard her voice croak. Saw herself move aside to let … Continue reading Denial
Sometimes, real life brings us complicated love that is just not as perfect and simple as all the fairy tales told us it would be… Jane went through the motions. She sat through a class without being aware of what went on, only having enough consciousness to hope that the lecturer wouldn’t ask her … Continue reading Shards of Love
Puberty (Photo credit: Il Bruco) Well, so there I was, all small and carefree, one of the guys, really. Having four brothers all much older was a huge help. As a kid, I was the one they had to drag home from play. Life was so much fun, really. I had lots of fun … Continue reading And Then There Were Boobs…
15-06-2008 Blank page Inspired by a blank page Tempted… To rage, Or to write like a sage? All in all, Pinned to the wall One must cover the blank page. Tasking, Taxing, How it lays there Without a care. Nonchalant, Indifferent. Causing distress In its eagerness to be impressed. … Continue reading Blank Page
23-02-2008 “So, how did that make you feel?” “Well, obviously… sad. And a bit tired.” “Tired? How do you mean?” “Let’s face it; you have a bit too much of something and it begins to lose its initial appeal. I mean, at first, all I wanted to do was ‘go with the flow’. If the … Continue reading A Breath of Fresh Air
Dr. Uren sat in her office, sighing deeply and looking around at the paperwork decorating almost every available surface. She sighed again as she remembered that Dr. Sam wouldn’t even be around to help her with any of it. He’d gone on vacation with his wife of two years, the lucky bugger. She sighed again, … Continue reading The Truth Inside
My dad died when I was six. Well, six and a half; I was big on halves then. Anyway, he died. And whether as a result of too much TV or an already over-active imagination, I used to “see” him sometimes. Always at night. Always in dim-lit rooms. He would just stand there, half-smiling, male … Continue reading Chasing Shadows
Kogi State NYSC Camp Batch “A”, 2008 It had been a long Tuesday afternoon. They’d all been on various queues since morning, pushing and shoving and hissing at each other. He was vaguely conscious of her standing in front of him. There was a fresh surge of complaints and grumbling and shoving and … Continue reading Take Me To Ida