short free stories
Nostalgia, I play with that word in my head. These days I wonder so much in my mind that I find it unnecessary to leave my apartment. Preferring to stay indoors mulling…
The moon danced along with our sweaty bodies as we shouted the words “swala la la”. Four different bodies, different shades of black appearing as one, swaying side to side over steaming…
“I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised. So, shall I be saved from my enemies. The Lord reigneth, blessed be the Lord!” My mother sang at the…
Little beginnings!!! Something everyone seems to somehow forget. It is 4:30pm. You sit on your bed, yoga style. The other day, you had read a blog post about how this sitting position…
A brooding Adewale stood tall at a good six foot four, his eyes fixed on the ground. His posture exuded defiance as if he were a wild stallion yearning to break free…
“Dave Elba.” My hair stood on end, a shiver raced down my spine and a lump came to my throat. What could be happening right now? What would the outcome be? What…
The angry rush of water down the old roof reflected Amina’s own dark mood. Shaking her head, she bemoaned the erratic weather of Benin City, where God has seen fit to give…
I stare at the young man over the counter and he stares back at me. He is a good looking young man with dark smoky eyes and soft looking black beard. His…
Tanka’s heart was breaking into pieces and those pieces into smaller ones and even those were breaking smaller. Soon there would be nothing left in the left side of his chest but…