short stories
As the soft glow of candlelight danced across the elegantly set table, guests mingled, and laughter filled the air at the annual New Year’s dinner party hosted by the highly esteemed Mr…
It was Saturday, one of those days when the sun decides to go wild and leave one perspiring like someone just removed from an oven. I rarely go out on Saturdays but…
“Commander! Come in, commander!! Do you copy?” “What is your location? “Mayday mayday!! This is commander Sean, can anyone hear me, all systems are shutting down, I’ve lost control. I think we…
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…
“Push! push!! push harder!!!” The nurse continued to yell as I struggled to follow and focus on her loud instructions. I was slowly losing it, and it felt like a thousand spears…
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…
The early morning fog covered the tops of everything. If anyone had been out of bed in that lazy place they could have seen the cups of foamy and webby substances on…
I was born on September 7th, 1997, it was a very sunny day and the women who helped my mom deliver were dripping with sweat. My father said that there were seven…
I swung my hips like I was in a trance and I felt his eyes on me. I felt his gaze dig a scalding hole in my back as I moved side…
“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…