We’re earth surface, You know? We’re made of the soil, His breath; Is a spirit in us. Though We understood you’ll coil Like a smoke Into the fire. Your garment is red oil. How could you kill a thing like that? The womb is a padlock. Imagine! He took away four keys, … Continue reading Womb and the Man
Chapter Four: The Miracle and the Death Year: 2042 Month: July Day: 20 Location: Kreuzberg On a small residential street in the Kreuzberg district, a rush of excitement rolled over the residents of one of the two story concrete homes. Inside, a middle aged woman ran down a flight of stairs, accompanied by two teenage … Continue reading The Russian Connection (4): The Miracle and the Death
It was a day out of hell for Sylvia when she met Gbadebo. Nothing had gone right that day except their meeting. Rewind to the actual moment they met: She was coming from running an errand with her arms filled with shopping bags when she collided with him as she was about to cross the … Continue reading Ties that Bind
Sunny Obande’s A Miracle for Daddy: Simple but not Simplistic By Inalegwu Omapada Alifa Beyond the lucidity of Sunny Obande’s A Miracle for Daddy, this novella presents an average Idoma Nigerian family living in Kaduna. The unfolding of the fictional narrative brings to bear the Christian belief in Miracles. Essentially, the miraculous healing … Continue reading Review of A Miracle for Daddy by Innoalifa
Conclusion: FIFTEEN I felt very sad that our Daddy had not been able to see anything since his return from the hospital. Now he needed our assistance every time he wanted to move around the house. Sometimes Oyigwe would hold him by the hand and show him the way to the sitting room, at other … Continue reading Waiting For My Daddy (Chapter 15)
FOURTEEN Mummy announced that Daddy would be coming back home at last! She said the doctors informed her he was now well enough to leave the hospital. I was so happy that I started to jump up and down. I wanted to hurry over to tell Tayo and Buki that our Daddy was coming back … Continue reading Waiting For My Daddy (Chapter 14)
NINE I was very glad that Auntie Rose came to stay with us because most of the time, she would ask me and Oyigwe to take a stroll with her inside the neighbourhood. At such occasions, she pointed out the different types of flowers and told us their names. We saw Sunflowers, Rhododendron, Roses and … Continue reading Waiting For My Daddy (Chapter 9)
EIGHT Auntie Rose said she could do magic! We begged her to do some for us to watch but she said she had to cook first so we would all eat. By this time, Mummy had already left for the hospital, and we were seated on the veranda; myself, Auntie Rose and Oyigwe. She first … Continue reading Waiting For My Daddy (Chapter 8)
SEVEN We were very happy when Mummy announced that Auntie Rose would be visiting. Auntie Rose was our big cousin. Her Daddy was our Mummy’s older brother. We were told she would stay with us for some time as she waited to gain admission into the university. She would take care of us to allow … Continue reading Waiting For My Daddy (Chapter 7)
SIX The gate that led into the hospital was tall and wide. I saw many people going in and coming out at the same time. Daddies and Mummies were walking up and down with their children. Some of them were talking and laughing. But I also noticed some others who were quiet and just looked … Continue reading Waiting For My Daddy (Chapter 6)
FIVE I didn’t wake up on time the next morning. The first thing that came to my mind as soon as I finally opened my eyes was that I was not in our bedroom at home. Memories quickly came back into my head; now I remembered I had slept in Tayo’s bed. Our Daddy and … Continue reading Waiting For MY Daddy (Chapter 5)
FOUR It was already gone past our normal bedtime hour, and we were still at the Salamis’ house; our Mummy and Daddy haven’t returned from the hospital. I was beginning to get worried and restless. Tears were gathering in my eyes. I supposed Oyigwe must be feeling the same way too; she was very quiet, … Continue reading Waiting For My Daddy (chapter 4)
THREE Mrs. Salami took me and Oyigwe to her house after Mummy and the others left for the hospital. The inside of their parlour was very colourful; they had many framed family pictures on the walls. Two soldiers were shaking hands inside a calendar. I recognised one of them because our teacher showed us his … Continue reading Waiting For My Daddy (chapter 3)
TWO People outside must have heard our Mummy crying. They came into our house to ask what was going on. Mr. Salami, our neighbour, came too. I listened to him explained that he was about to drive out when he saw the two policemen at our door, so he had come to check on us … Continue reading Waiting For My Daddy (chapter 2)
Very recently, I stumbled on Tope Folarin’s ‘Miracle’, the award-winning Caine prize story for African writing for 2013. He happens to be the fourteenth winner of this prize. His story clinched the award among fine authors like Elnathan John, Abubakar Ibrahim and Chinelo Okparanta. This work of his is a fast-paced literary narrative that is exquisitely … Continue reading Revisiting The Caine Prize