The Mask of Honor: How Misplaced Pride Continues to Claim Innocent Lives
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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 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…
IN ANOTHER UNIVERSE, I WAS LUCKY. IN THIS ONE, I HAD TO WORK__WEEK85(ED2)
IN ANOTHER UNIVERSE, I WAS LUCKY. IN THIS ONE, I HAD TO WORK I used to believe success was pure luck. Because I watched it happen. My friend in school , not always coming to…
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE PERFECT TO SPIN _17 SEPT
She came to my shop with a broken hula hoop. "Can you fix the diameter?" she asked. She was maybe 7 years old, with dust on her knees. I laughed....... "I'm a welder, not a toy…
HE HAS HUNDREDS OF PHOTOS....ALL OF THEM DEAD.__18 SEPT
The old photographer in Onitsha Main Market called me. "Fine girl, come, let me snap you. 500 naira only." I laughed. I was wearing my new wig. I said okay. He brought out…
ANOTHER NUN __BUT NOT ALIVE.........16th sept
She said another nun is coming to help us. That's what Mother Superior told us when Sister Agnes died. We cleaned the room. We prayed. We waited. But the new nun never came.…
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…
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