The human mind is capable of coming up with wild, intense, and exciting ideas, but it requires some imagination on the side of the writer to represent all of that in writing. In today's episode of "How to escape the This-Is-Boring-Writing Avenue", I will be sharing 5 practical ways you can boost your creativity. ... Continue Reading →
Mr Nobody
I died on the 17th of April 2018, and it was all my fault. It was 1:43 AM. I was drunk as hell and stepping on the gas pedal like a maniac. Though the sharp bend road sign flashed at me, I didn't see it. The road looked perfectly straight to me, I was so certain... Continue Reading →
To Kill an Enemy
Somewhere in Eastern Nigeria, 16th of June, 1968 I avoided looking at the dead man’s face even as I approached. My intention was to quickly search the body for weapons and ammunition. I wasn’t particularly picky, even a knife would do at the moment. Guilt scratched at the back of my mind, preaching a sentimental... Continue Reading →
Period 102
There are two times I remember intense pain waking me from sleep. First was a bad case of food poisoning in my first year at the university; nearly died. The second was when I was in JSS 2 or JSS 3, can't remember. It felt like a chainsaw was let loose in my stomach. From... Continue Reading →
Period 101 (for the ignorant/fainthearted)
"How can you put pad and bread in the same nylon bag?" I looked from the pack of sanitary pads in my hand to my immediate younger bro's face and asked, "Can't you see it is unused?" He shrugged and said, "But it's pad." I merely smirked and proceeded to swipe the pack of sanitary... Continue Reading →