The Day the Spare Key Became Mine
“Take it. You are old enough to stop knocking.” Those were the words that came out of my mother's mouth while I was standing beside the kitchen door, while I was also…
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He Died, But His Last Words Changed My Life.
The first time I met Uncle Femi, he came as a savior. Even though I didn't want to accept his kind gesture at first, and that is due to how insecure the country is. One needs to…
The Day the River Changed it's Mind
By seven o’clock that morning, the town of Abeni was already awake... The smell of akara floated through the narrow streets while Buses groaned as they struggled to start...…
THE ROLLING STONE GATHERS NO MOSS__UNTIL IT DOES.___WEEK 50
For 28 years, Ada was a rolling stone. That is what her mother used to call her. "Ada, you are a rolling stone. You gather no moss." She liked it. It made her sound free. And…
The Weight Of Tomorrow.
Tunde woke up that Saturday morning the same way he always does to the sound of his mother's pestle hitting the mortar at the backyard, pounding pepper for the stew that would…
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.…
THE RUNNER
Kane came to a stop, seeing a glimpse of the small village far ahead he could not help but wonder, it had been so long since he had a place to rest. He had walked miles, seen…
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…
THE LAST MORNING TOGETHER
The morning began like any other.... At exactly 6:45 a.m., Daniel’s alarm rang from beneath his pillow. He slapped the phone twice before finally finding it. The room was still…
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…
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