“Never say never. Never believe it cannot be you, because you will be shocked at the way it will be you”. Juliet never thought a day would come…
Original Stories
Maybe It’s All A Movie Plot
“…and they lived happily ever after. Snap! Not that – The villain died. Oh, sorry, I meant The Lovers. You remember those two lovey-dovey partners who fell in…
A Victim of Twisted Faith
“Today, seven years ago, I lost my brother to a twisted faith.” Layi and I were more than just siblings; we were public-pieced twins, born approximately a year…
She Thought This Was it
“I do not know” Reggs nonchalantly blurts out, not thinking. I raise my eyebrows with disgust. Sadly, she does not notice. It is a familiar response though; Liana…
I Think I Will Be Tired Tomorrow
“I think i will be tired tomorrow”, I sighed. After a long day out, joggling between tasks to survive life and its ever-calling challenges. The hands of the…
As Death Beckons
“Happy Birthday, Papaaaaa!” The chorus rented the air as I was wheeled into the living room. It’s a small party as I can observe, which is just the…
The Different Folks You’d Meet at the End of the World
I wake up to the sounds of an alarm. It isn’t my bedside alarm, I had long trashed that. It is a siren signaling the countdown to the…
Another Evidence of What Is Lost
How much more can others lose before I am the one that is lost? You know how it is that you think the worst has already happened to…
Trauma to Love: Healing from the Scars of Verbal Abuse
“Ori e o pe, I wo obirin oshi yi”. were the words that woke Angel from her afternoon nap, and just as she thought, daddy was referring to…
Selfish People: That Is Who We Are
The scrambling of everyone around me jolted me out of my reverie. For someone who should be reading the addictive Sydney Sheldon’s latest book in the public library,…