I felt blood trickle down my nose into my lips and I tasted the all too familiar coppery tang. It didn’t stop there, I wished it would but it didn’t. The blows kept coming; from my stomach to my shoulders and my face again. It was a relief that my teeth were still adamant on … Continue reading WRECKING BALL →

Mummy Samson was my next door neighbour. I always wondered how she got to live in the Corper’s quarters where I stayed. Every afternoon when I returned from the primary school where I was posted to teach, I would always find her stationed in front of the building, on her full on vigilante mode. This … Continue reading DELILAH →

“Welcome to Airtel …how may I help you?” They say the voice is an outer reflection of someone’s soul; it’s the sound of one’s inner aesthetic. I used to think that was the stupidest thing anyone could ever think of. Hearing this voice now, I was beginning to renege on my former opinion. If angels … Continue reading VOICE OF CHRISTMAS PAST →

 The sound of rain is disturbing. The pitter-patter of every drop on the zinc roof of our one bedroom and parlour apartment was the source of my frustration. So I angrily stood up and tiptoed my way through my siblings that lay on the floor to our dimly lit passage. I sat on the wooden … Continue reading PRAY FOR US →

ONE NIGHT STAND VIVIAN'S POV I woke with a start. It didn’t help me though. The images are still etched in my memory like they were fire branded to my brain and my riotous sweating; the effect of the consequent heat. Lifting my weight to get off the bed, the creak the bed makes sends … Continue reading ONE NIGHT STAND →

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