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A kid's prayer: As i face another day,
Watch over me Lord when i play,
Help me not to cry when i fall.
Instill in me your sweetest love.
Fill my heart with your truth.
As i'll soon ...145 comment(s)
OH! PASTOR: ... Oh! Pastor ... REPENT!!! before its too late!
This poetry shows the deteriorating state of our religious leaders ... so help us GOD!...102 comment(s)
FIRST KISS: THE LOOK
The first time he kissed her it was from across the office.
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Captain von 'Clap' Trapp: Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, children of some ages, good day.
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One of our judges, Tolu Ogunlesi, has returned his commentaries on the top 18 stories. The stories are listed below in no particular order, and with the comments following. We hope that both the writers of these posts and others reading will find this [...]
In line with the vision of Naija Stories to promote reading as well as writing Nigerian stories, we bring you this contest for readers. There will be no writing involved, only questions to answer. We want to find out how well you know your [...]
After several twitches, just when I had gotten a comfort spot on the front seat of the keke Marwa, he leapt suddenly in front of it, threatening to hit its windscreen with his side-handled baton.
‘’Park! Park! ’’, he yelled, gesticulating with so much [...]
Fifteen-year-old Tunde Adeniyi had always heard of people window-shopping, but he never thought he would ever be doing it. Why should he? After all, his parents were rich and he usually got what he wanted, as long as he wasn’t greedy. But here they [...]
From this entry, I want to establish if the dialogue moved the plot forward, please if you spot any unnecessary dialogue, kindly point it out. Thanking you all in anticipation.
After the act guilt moved in with me, there was no breathing [...]
Found this in my archives, thought it necessary to share it here.
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According to Science, everything is matter. Science teaches us that anything that has mass and occupies space is matter. It also reveals to us three states in which matter exists: Solid, [...]
When I get hold of a book to read, I usually read the synopsis on the back cover and quotes from literary reviews. The brief synopsis of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives did not give much away but there was something about [...]
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