interesting stories
Daniel was hiding in the kitchen. He felt like a little child running away from a teacher, his cane and a punishment agenda. But this time it wasn’t physical pain he was…
In my part of the world, only a few things mattered. Family was first, the stomach was second, and Papa’s will was the third. Every year in our small town was always…
A good story begins with people walking towards something. In starting a story with motion, the writer shows he/she hopes the story will also walk smoothly to its end. This story begins…
There’s this devious thing called life, how it creeps up on us and sometimes with more devious company, like a disease. (The Konja kingdom, somewhere in the multiverse) Julu nem julu neme…
As she winded up and down for the umpteenth time to check the progress of movement up ahead, she couldn’t help but curse aloud. She was late for her Doctor’s appointment already.…
“Why did you say you were brought here again?! Answer me before I use the back of my gun to make you talk. Abi you dey craze?!” She watched the saliva travel…
“…Holy Holy Holy…” Justin Bieber’s holistic voice cooed into my left and right ears, making my eyes close in a sort of reverence towards his masterpiece of a song. How someone I…
Unlike most of the other passengers whose family members were hugging and smooching them, Hugo walks alone to the check point. Here, his white skin is nothing special but he knows that…
Though the inhabitants are distinguishable by the names they call themselves, South side people, West side people. It is really just a small town separated by a flowing river cutting through the…
When I saw the video of prisoners jumping out of Oko prison here in Benin City I laughed. “How foolish do these people think we are?” I asked my friend Femi who…