Musings Under The Almond Tree
The birds chirped in unison, leaves rustled through the field covered in soft carpets of grass, the winds blew through every space they found, and the clouds stood at a…
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The first time I heard galley, I was in primary school. My teacher was teaching us about slave trade. She said slaves were kept inside galley of ship for months. I was small…
NOT A KANGAROO -THE THING INSIDE TH E BUSH MEAT___I8TH OCTOBER
Today's #dailyprompt is not a kangaroo. But that is exactly what the hunter told my uncle. My uncle Emeka is a hunter in our village near Awka. He has been hunting for 22…
NOT A KANGAROO-SHE THOUGHT SHE ADOPTED A DOG____DAILY PROMPT 18TH OCTOBER
Today's #dailyprompt is not a kangaroo and this is my story. When Ada came back from Australia, she came back with a "dog." At least, that's what she told everybody in our…
I STOOD AT THE ARCHWAY FOR MONTHS TODAY I FINALLY WALKED THROUGH___16TH OCTOBER
I saw today's prompt and I just stared at it for some seconds - "going through the archway". Immediately I pictured an old gate in my mind. You know that kind of gate you see in…
UNDERNEATH THE ALMOND TREE IN OUR COMPOUND__DAILY PROMPT 12TH OCTOBER
Today's #dailyprompt is underneath the almond... Underneath the almond tree in our compound, my mama buried my name. I was 7 years when I first noticed it. That almond tree…
ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE FENCE, THEY WERE HAVING MY FUNERAL (Fiction )_____DAILY PROMPT 17TH OCTOBER
On The Other Side Of The Fence - #dailyprompt The fence in our backyard had been there before I was born. Papa said never go near it after 6pm. "On the other side of the…
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