I’m always looking for a voice, a sign, a direction, in every way, in everything, from the coldness of the weather, to the swiftness of the wind gusts. Everyday I keep looking, I watch the gyration of the trees, their sways to a sweet sounding lyre and sistrum, to unheard music of the great beyond … Continue reading Truck Load Of Alanity
My boss wants to marry me. No, don’t hold your head and shout, now, I want to marry him too. In fact, I have the proposal all planned out, down to the restaurant he’ll take me to on my birthday and the shirt he’ll wear when he pops the question. It will be that sky … Continue reading I Will Save You
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I walked slowly to the end of the street, measuring my feet’s length on the ground. The thick air was not foul smelling; for the first time. My timepiece read the air pollution as minimal, the best time to take a stroll or jog, maybe sit down in the park, under the protection of … Continue reading The Notice 1
That was not a problem. I didn’t think it was. Reproductive rights group even made a killing championing principles that women should be at liberty to negotiate their rights to sexual equality. Given, those rights were limited to equal voice in bedroom politics, ensuring their liberty to decide when to use contraception of any kind … Continue reading Sin 7
Saka saw the reflection of Jonbul’s head in the mirror and he knew something will happen to that head. Something good or bad, beautiful or ugly, nasty or funny, shameful or disgusting, he didn’t have an idea. But somehow, he was certain that something must happen to that head and why he felt that way, … Continue reading Kalambolo
I am a nation Naija is my name I am a nation I may not have been well structured By the acclaimed sculptors Yet just a year shy of a century I am still a nation My legs deep in the Atlantic My head up in the Sahara My heart pumping with confluence Of … Continue reading I Am A Nation
SCENE ONE Ext. Two friends [SALOPE] and [THEBETI] quietly sit in the living room assumingly engaging in a not-so seemingly heated debate LIGHTS ON (CONTEMPORARY AFRICAN MUSIC, PLAYS IN THE BACKGROUND THEN RECEDES GRADUALLY) SALOPE a proud and recently graduated college student turned rapper, casually dressed, sits up straight with words passionately flowing … Continue reading THE DESCRIPTION (script)
They say we are free but i see no bird flying They say we are free yet we lay our heads down in darkness They say we are free yes this is all they say! They say we are free yet our minds are lost to insecurity They say we are free yes this is … Continue reading An unseen freedom
She knew instantly it was him. First, he was the only guy in the common room at this time. Secondly, he was ogling at them. If Nike knew better,she guessed it was Kessiah that got him staring. She knew that look. She had seen it in the faces of guys when they saw Kess at … Continue reading Serial Lover IV
I was just preparing to go to the market when I got the call. The voice had a delirious thrill like that of a man on the verge of delivering exciting news. But I could not mistake the hint of sarcasm when it said that my husband had died in a run-down hotel room while humping a … Continue reading The Perfect Scam
Finally, our much awaited Industrial Training (IT) was around the corner. Everybody was jostling for his own IT letter. After the semester’s exam in May 2009 every 300 level student in the faculty of sciences and 400 level students in the faculty of engineering said farewell to each other for a period of six … Continue reading Blessing Or Blessing? Or The Interview
She woke up with so much pains; at a point, she thought she was going to pass out. She curled into a ball and bit at her pillow. Tears ran down her face like a broken dam. She had no idea how long the pain was going to last. She had ran out of the … Continue reading As Deep As The Sea 11
With Dele asleep, he installed the tiny transmitter on his home line and another inside her mobile phone, which she had left on the dining table before she went to bed. The monitoring machine went into his desk drawer in the office. Now, whatever she was up to, he would soon find out. What if she was having … Continue reading Speak Softly and Carry A Big Stick 2- AOk
I had been waiting for a time spell that felt like eternity. For weeks, I had fantasized and daydreamed endlessly of once again having him in my arms; of seeing his perfect smile, watching him furrow his brow in that funny way he did when he didn’t understand why his jokes were not funny to … Continue reading Anticipation