For all those who have been taken… “You’re going to get yourself killed!” “I can’t do this” Jemaima cried “You have to! Look, it is either you die or you accept your fate” “I’d rather die. I am a married woman, I have children, I am an usher in my church! I can not doContinue reading Taken
He was gradually losing control. There was a debate going on in his mind weighing the pros and cons of the decision he was about to make. Here he was seated close to a beautiful girl who would give him what he wanted without any preamble. There was only one problem, she was five yearsContinue reading The Need to Be
They had been travelling for about two hours and she was beginning to feel very uncomfortable. She was lucky, the loud discordant music playing on the radio was helping to mask the sounds of her flatulence, and the smell coincided with that of the boiled egg the pregnant woman seated in front of her wasContinue reading Mortification!
The men sat on cement blocks facing the road, watching vehicles and people come and go, waiting for someone to make their day worthwhile. The market opposite them was gradually filing with up with buyers and sellers, the festive season was near. They had come with little or no expectation today because nothing happened yesterday.Continue reading Great Expectation
Baba Okiki sat in front of his house picking his teeth. He had just had a meal of amala and ewedu soup. That new wife needed to be taught how to cook he thought. Iya Okiki would never serve him tough meat. Experience had schooled her in the art of cooking meat; what kind ofContinue reading A Random Tale