Ride To Remember
I still remember how thick the air was that early morning as I stepped out of Miriam's cramped apartment where I was squatting for the meantime until I could afford my place. I…
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Lagos Nigeria
Echoes From The Flames
Socrates stumbled out of his tiny cabin perched at the edge of the cliff overlooking the sea. His breath was high, and he coughed like he had tuberculosis, his eyes red and with…
Gobble or Gobble Out
Ahmad stood by the window in his penthouse office. He was taking in the beautiful view of the city. The people sprawled across like tiny ants are in his eyes. The businesses each…
The Naming Ceremony
I watched as the ceiling fan was rotating slowly, as slow as the low voltage could carry it. For the past two days now, NEPA has been frustrating us with low voltage. I sighed…
Inhaling Christmas
I opened my eyes last Saturday morning to the sight of the morning sun and a slight fog creeping into my bedroom window. The quietness that morning was unusual but the exact…
LOH #210 - Earliest Christmas
I don't want to sound like the fictional character Grinch from Dr. Seuss's classic children's book "How the Grinch Stole Christmas!". But I've never had to decorate for Christmas…
Secrets And Confessions
"Don't let those sins pile up. Confess it to the lord today!" The priest said as I sat in the front pew with my family, watching him jump from one place to the other at the…
Imperfectly Perfect
"If only I wasn't this way", Zainab muttered, running her hands on the patches in her face. The weight of her insecurities overwhelmed her as she stared at herself in the mirror.…
What Makes Me Smile On A Bad Day #209
Bad days are something we can outrun as humans we are. It's inevitable. I believe even kids these days experience it. But as humans, we all have that thing we do to get ourselves…
Not As Innocent As You Think
It was workday as usual, customers yelling at the top of their voices, asking to be attended to. But we could only do the best we could with the bad network that day. Upon all…