short story
“Bimpe! Tope! Funke!” my aunt’s voice pierced through the nightmarish haze in my mind. For the first time in three days, I was grateful to her for screaming this early in the…
Jide walked down the street to the Cafe for some coffee. Another man would perhaps have gone for a drink and a long smoke but Jide didn’t drink and neither did he…
Poku threw furtive glances around the area as she hurried down the path. It was near sunset and the night birds were flying out of their respective nests, waiting to take over…
On the day you’re about to die, two sudden realities hit you squarely like a bolt of the nail in the Carpenter’s hands. You realize that life is indeed a bowl of…
Rena raised the six appendages beside her head and stared intently at the object on the table-like slab. The flower quivered but did not lift. “Rena! Concentrate!” her mother called from across…
I met Tomide when I was on a date with Daniel, in fact, he introduced us. Daniel told him to keep me company while he went to the bathroom. Tomide was inquisitive…
The adults ogled me over like I was a strange commodity that had appeared in the market for the first time. No, I was not a strange thing that had fallen from heaven.…