That one night!
"Who on earth still throws parties in their late thirties?" Ava asked curiously. "Well, you are looking at one right here," Sam replied, sitting on Ava's unmade bed. "I'm not…
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A Memorable Party
This wasn't any kind of party but a special kind of party. Though I didn't want to go, it would be my first-hand experience at…
The Line That Never Moved
source Unsplash Have you ever stood in line for something like your life depends on it, only to be told that you…
The Triangle
I stood in front of my mirror, looking at the shadow of myself I had become in just the first three months of working in Lagos. I sighed loudly and prayed that somehow Mrs Ayo…
The Sun Sets Behind The Clouds
You sit on your front porch, a cup of herbal tea in your wrinkled hands. Your eyes are dimming at the edges, so you can't really make out anything clearly, only…
Sneaker Rush
My phone buzzed, jolting me up from my sleep. Lazily, I grabbed it from the counter where I left it and stared at the screen. It was Chidera, my cousin. "Chidera, Ogini? What is…
Fragile but unstoppable
There lived a young girl named Ireti in a quiet Nigerian town. She was already 8 years old, but has already had more pain than the majority of children in her age group. Ireti…
Mama
Amaka had dreaded it all her life never to see her mum cry, But the first crack that appeared on her wedding day was not on her cake or dress. It was on Mama’s voice as she…
Finding strength in weakness.
Lara has always been a delicate soul, a heart so beautiful and gentle that it can be easily broken like a whispered sign; a just gentle and soft-spoken word can shatter the…
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