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Lagos and the Lyrics tells the story of a boy, his poetry, and the life in Lagos. The atmosphere remained beautiful through out my walk from the east to west end. I walked alone in my lonely thoughts and occassional observance of the flow of the city… [...] Read More LAGOS AND THE LYRICS Beautiful feet Ever been to Lagos, Nigeria? What was the first thing you noticed? Did you notice how fast everything moves, on four wheels, on four legs and most interestingly on two legs? Everybody walking fast with heads high, shoulders tall and neck straight, [...] Read More Beautiful feet Lagos is the land of bustle Melting-crackpot of a metropolis Our weather, business and temper mostly is hot And our spirit always just manages to bubble [...] Read More Owambe and the city Soon, the driver jumped onto his partitioned seat. I noticed he was not the pot-bellied man. He was a tall muscular giant with very large arms. He turned the ignition on. The engines gave a loud roar like that of a wounded lion. He [...] Read More YOU NEVER KNOW (2) Onitsha town flew past. It was noisy with the yawns of multi-directional motions. From where I was crammed at the back of a heady minibus, I continued to watch as its spinning form sped by along the expressway. After a while, it slowed down [...] Read More YOU NEVER KNOW (1) One Bedroom Apartment opposite VGC. N150,000.00 only. The advert caught my attention. I had just changed jobs and was now working in Victoria Island. I still lived in Sango Ota, Ogun state, Nigeria. In the first days of my resumption, I spent [...] Read More Over my dead body The blaring horn of a truck jars me from my dozing. I look around to gather my bearings. I am sitting in a danfo bus on my way home. The bus is inching along slowly in Friday night traffic on the Third Mainland Bridge. [...] Read More Not Just Another Day |
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Myne, The narration is good and fluid. Was concerned about the dearth of conversations to keep the story alive but when ...
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I like the narration... It is difficult to dislike your male character... It is good you kept off the reason ...
I like the narration... It is difficult to dislike your male character... It is good you kept off the reason ...
Your presentation of passion was vivid and intense. Good one. It didn't feel like being in a prison though.
Chetachi, I found the story very engaging, especially Onyeka's attempt at toasting the MC. Well done. Do watch out for punctuation and ...