HE HAS HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS....ALL OF THEM DEAD.__18 SEPT
The old photographer in Onitsha Main Market called me. "Fine girl, come, let me snap you. 500 naira only." I laughed. I was wearing my new wig. I said okay. He brought out…
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IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO SPIN _17 SEPT
She came to my shop with a broken hula hoop. "Can you fix the diameter?" she asked. She was maybe 7 years old, with dust on her knees. I laughed....... "I'm a welder, not a toy…
ANOTHER NUN __BUT NOT ALIVE.........16th sept
She said another nun is coming to help us. That's what Mother Superior told us when Sister Agnes died. We cleaned the room. We prayed. We waited. But the new nun never came.…
EASY PEASY? NOTHING ABOUT MY LIFE HAS BEEN EASY PEASY__ DAILY PROMPT 15TH SEPT
They say say it, easy peasy. My mama used to say that when I was small.... "Just read your book, easy peasy." "Just wash the plates, easy peasy." But growing up, I realized…
Which is the correct reality of friendship?
Source If I want to talk about the friendship of today's generation. To be honest, this is a matter…
An Ode to the Most Beautiful Girl I've met
Hi, freewriters Long time no poetry, I've been busy with school and a lot of things coming up at once that I low-key forgot that I love to write, this poem is about the kind of…
SHE'S A SUSPECT. BUT NOT FOR WHAT YOU THINK__DAILY PROMPT 14SEPT
"She is a suspect....." That's what the police officer said to meee. Like I was supposed to be shocked. Mama. My own Mama. Let me start from the beginning. 5 minutes. That's…
Write A Poem
It was dawn and the air smelled of damp moss and something faintly sweet and calming. Dahlya stood at the…
THE SECRET FILE IN MY GRANDMA'S ATTIC__DAILY PROMPT 13TH SEPTEMBER
I found the secret file on a Tuesday. It was tucked behind old sarees in my grandma's attic. Manila folder. Yellowed. Written in red pen: "DO NOT OPEN - 1998" My hands were…
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