The Lessons Felicia Otop Learned In 2016
1. I have learned to appreciate myself no matter what people feel towards me, because I notice each person you meet, has an expectation from you,…
Boxer by Ekene Ngoka
Every neighbour had tagged Papa the nickname “boxer”, sadly it was a name he earned for beating my mother mercilessly on multiple occasions. Only last month,…
Prince’s Lessons From 2016
Happy New Year to everyone. 2016 has really been a good and sad year for me. I have learned a lot from this year. I got…
THE SUICIDE NOTE 7 (FINAL CHAPTER) BY EDIKAN AKPANTE
“Becca can’t die like that!” I thought. But the doctors confirmed that she was gone and gone forever. The Police man arrested me as a prime…
The Udala Tree In Our Backyard by Mirabelle Morah
Sometimes I like to watch the leaves fall from our Udala tree behind the house. Nne is so over protective of our Udala tree, she’s always…
PARTICIPATE IN THE LESSONS FROM 2016
Share a short personal story/experience on a lesson you learned in 2016. You never know, your story may encourage and inspire someone else to be stronger…
I Wish I Knew by Mirabelle Morah
I enjoy making everyone in my stories suffer, but for this girl, I sincerely cried when I was writing this. This is one story which broke my heart and broke the water from my tear glands. I cannot begin to imagine what real life people in her shoes go through. I was so worried about her, and I still am.
Please if you find another like her, encourage her, love her, hold her and tell her that she will be okay and she has got to be strong.
Violence affects a growing child’s psyche. Let’s stop violence.
WEDNESDAY SERIES | THE SUICIDE NOTE 6 BY EDIKAN AKPANTE
“When you go there alone, he will give you more, these days he thinks I’m playing him ojoro.” My mother said. I didn’t fill the visitors’…
A Short Story by Ukeme Inyang
It was a cold Sunday Evening, about 5 minutes after the heavy rain that had just hit the surface of the Earth had just gone back…
I’m Not ‘Understanding’ This African Time Thing Nigerians Do Again oo by Mirabelle Morah
I offered to volunteer at a friend’s event at Akpabuyo. A few hours to the event I received a WhatsApp message that it had been shifted…
Lagos Memories: The untold stories about my holiday in Lagos – Mirabelle Morah
You know, in Calabar you can afford to catwalk when crossing Calabar Road or Marian market, but in Lagos, even if a car is still 20miles…
My Sin By Ekene Ngoka
Chioma’s basket of cassava was at the foot of the river, set away from the reach of water. She turned right and left to pick a…