A SUDDEN RISE
Sam had just finished leaving the manager's office with a smile that did not show joy, but the realization that he could not trust the very system that was meant to protect him.…
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The Door That Wasn't in the Picture
"I would like it if you left the chair and didn't move it yet," I said to one of the carpenters standing in one of the nearly finished dining rooms. He glanced at my face, then…
THE UNDERSTUDY
Mira had played Beatrice fourteen times to a full house and every single night the audience believed she'd been born for the part.. They didn't know about Whitmore.. Elena…
PICTURE PERFECT
Everyone thought Amara and Daniel had the perfect marriage, they had been married for six years and whenever they walked into a room together, people noticed.. Daniel would…
THE 5AM BEHIND THE SCENE VERSION OF ME__WEEKLY PROMOT 48
By 9am my day looks effortless. Wake up. Skincare. Prayer. Journal. Work. Content. People comment “How do you do it?” “I need your discipline.” “Teach me your routine.” I just…
IN FRONT OF THREE THOUSAND
Life did not end when the most embarrassing thing in my acting career finally happened. I had written the script, directed the actors, rehearsed for weeks then boom the…
One Letter too Late
The truck was the first problem... Ngozi had told her husband Emeka three things when Emeka had said he wanted to start a business, Ngozi had said, "get an accountant, do not…
The Letter Under the White Face Towel
"Please, I need your help with this letter.. I don't want it to get lost." He said it in a very way that I almost burst into laugh. It was a very hot Sunday afternoon, and I…
Home Will Still Have You.
Nobody in the whole of Abeokuta could explain how the purple truck got there. It just appeared one Monday morning parked in front of Mama Shade's provision store like it had…
The Last delivery
It was exactly 5:40 in the morning when Emeka heard the truck horn outside his window.... fìrst One long sound.. Then two short ones. He knew that sound. It was Mr. Monday...…
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