Everything I Swallowed (Creative Non-Fiction)
Dear Reader, Years ago, I was eighteen and she was seventeen. They were both seventeen. We sat in her father’s living room planning what we wanted to do with our lives.…
Dear Reader, Years ago, I was eighteen and she was seventeen. They were both seventeen. We sat in her father’s living room planning what we wanted to do with our lives.…
There are some memories that don't make noise or announce itself with drama, they just come quietly and stay heavy and stubborn in the chest. so this is one of those memories, as…
When i hear people talk about last moments, they imagine a dramatic speech, or some perfectly chosen words, or long emotional confessions. My own experience was nothing…
That Sunday morning came with heavy rainfall, the kind of rain that doesn’t even pretend it will stop anytime soon, it was the type that makes the whole environment cold, quiet…
Greetings! This life is full of different people and this I got to know in the past few weeks when my boss at work retired from active service after he had taught in the…
These Night Sleep Avoided Me Over Something Silly Dear Midnight, Tonight, sleep and I had an argument. Not a serious one. Just one of those small…
That night, sleep refused to visit me. I lay on my bed staring at the ceiling, listening to the sound of my own thoughts arguing with each other. One voice kept whispering…
Once upon a time. There is a girl named Amara, and her life changed forever when she was just 17. At this time, she was in Senior Secondary School 2 at Brighter Path College…
I was already dressed for work, standing at the junction like a responsible adult with plans and dignity. My bag sat properly on my shoulder. My shoes were clean and shiny. My…
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