REPLETE IS OUT
Whew! Replete is here. I won’t write a long epistle because I know what you want to read is THE BOOK. You’ve not waited this long to read another about the book story. I get that. But please, before you dig in, make sure you’ve read Complete (and Sola MorrisContinue Reading
NEVER FORGOTTEN
It’s a different kind of grief when you cease to exist in the mind of someone you love; when your existence is reduced to a shadow, to elusive grains of sand constantly sifting between the fingers that once held you. The stab of loss hits different when you look intoContinue Reading
Pepe àti Kèrègbè
While some people argue that making generalizations on people’s behaviors and tendencies based on generation classes is simplistic, I think the concept of generation classes is both practical and logical. Practical because we see this around us every day. We don’t make up the stories of WhatsApp mums.Continue Reading
HOBNOBS AND A CAR WASH
I get to see Wallace again after how many years? Twelve? Fifteen? And the spot fate chose for this great reunion is my hobnobs hideout. You’re probably wondering why I have a hobnobs hideout. Why do I have to hide to eat hobnobs? No, that’s probably not the firstContinue Reading
To have and to crush
“I saw Emerie with a guy down at New Haven.” It’s almost like a casual remark tossed absently as he tapped on the console of his game pad, but I know that edge. That edge in his voice that came before one of his whirls. I swallow,Continue Reading
SWAMPED- 2
When the fellowship called you for the interview, you were not exactly surprised. Virtually every committed member was interviewed during the selection process for a new tenure of executives. You were a member of the Bible study unit; it was an easy fit. From your time with Mrs. Akerele,Continue Reading
TOO YOUNG FOR THAT- Episode two
Ojochenemi swayed, feeling nauseous. He had to hold the edge of the well to steady himself. He couldn’t look into that well one more time and even with that the horrific image was already emblazoned on his mind. Josiah’s head twisted to the back, a pool of darkenedContinue Reading
SWAMPED
There are days like this when you are caught in a dreary swamp of memories. They come flooding in and swelling all around you till you can think of nothing else. You used to be a happy child. Happy, chatty, delightful. You were the kid whose handContinue Reading
TOO YOUNG FOR THAT – episode one
TOO YOUNG FOR THAT – Episode one Amaju Izokiri paced the floor of the cluttered room he shared with Tega. He was restless, livid, unwilling to accept the content of the mail he’d just received. He glanced at his phone screen again and hissed. He was the one who pitchedContinue Reading
A STAR BOY’S HUSTLE
Ebuka walked down the school corridor like a floating mass of colors. He was that student that was the unending fascination of all the other students; the SS2 boy who had shining grades, a good rapport with his mates and even seniors, he was a spectacular striker on theContinue Reading