Let’s get something cleared up before we start. Try not to look at fiction writing like some sort of tall, hard-as-hell-to-climb mountain. Doing that wouldn’t help you in any way. We will approach these classes brick by brick, and I promise to be as simple as possible in my explanations and examples. I strongly believe... 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 ammunitions. 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. One 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.... Continue Reading →
Mr Nobody
I died on the 17th of April 2018, and it was all my fault. It was night, I was drunk as hell and stepping on the gas pedal like a maniac. Though the sharp bend road sign flashed at me, I ignored it. I mean, the road was stretched out in front of me, and... Continue Reading →
The Struggle
Mathematics was one of those subjects that had me sitting all clueless in the exam hall, feeling like the retard of retards. Worst was when I'm wondering if I need a graph sheet or logarithm table, then one smarty-pants shoots her hand up and requests for extra sheet. And when the Committee of Smarty-Pants say... Continue Reading →