Original Stories

As Death beckons

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…

Lost

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…

Selfishness in crisis: Motion picture of people escaping the chaos stemming from a library fire

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,…

WE Are The Monsters We Fear

The clock strikes midnight, and it casts the world into darkness as silence blankets the sleeping household. At home and not surprisingly, a heavy dinner of Eba and…

I Fought My Demons And Relinquished My Soul

I have felt a wave of helplessness for the past days, it has made me weak that my demons are almost making it through. I wish my demons…

The Tale of the Dark-skinned Man

The tale of the dark-skinned man The soul gravitates towards his vanquisher, such is the tale of the dark-skinned man. The air of inferiority complex that fills his…

Four go in

When Four Go In But Three Come Out

What does it mean when four people enter a room but only three make it out? Yes, yes, you are right: a murder just occurred. Sarah blinks like…

Echoes of Sacrifice: The Legend of Aderopo

Arikuyeri, a name whispered through generations in our village, tells a tale of sacrifice and unforeseen twists. In the ancient days when sages walked amongst us, Alegongo, our…