Short Story Written by Joy A. Adewumi ‘Good afternoon, sir.’ I greeted my dad as I walked into the living room from work and sank
Read More‘I think I’m losing it gradually. I’m stressed like crazy and my brain is like a hundred degree Celsius. On my way here, I honestly considered just dropping everything and finding somewhere to sit on the floor by the roadside. I’ve actually been feeling that way all day. I feel like shutting down completely and not thinking of anything. Am I the first person to juggle a Master’s program with a demanding office job? People do it all the time! The whole subtle when-are-you-bringing-a-husband-home-drama from my parents is not helping matters at all. Don’t they get it? My life is chaotic and difficult as it is, I can’t even afford the luxury of thinking about marriage, much less adding a relationship to this crazy mix. And to make matters worse, the Holy Spirit has gone incommunicado! Not that I can blame Him. I haven’t been talking to Him much either, but really, I could make do with some comfort right now.’
Read More(WRITTEN BY JOY A. ADEWUMI) ‘Yo, man!’ I smiled as BJ breezed in to the upscale restaurant where I had requested he meet me. ‘Hey,
Read More(WRITTEN BY JOY A. ADEWUMI) Femi felt a heavy grip on his heart as he shrugged out of his coat in the men’s changing room,
Read More(WRITTEN BY JOY A. ADEWUMI) ‘Tomiwa! Look at you, all fierce and tight with anger. I guess I was worried for nothing,’ Otunba drawled as
Read More(WRITTEN BY JOY A. ADEWUMI) My mind whirled tumultuously during the ride back home and I kept zoning out of the small talk BJ was
Read More(WRITTEN BY JOY A. ADEWUMI) Femi groaned aloud as his alarm rang. He’d just gone to bed two seconds ago. How come it was dawn
Read More(WRITTEN BY JOY A. ADEWUMI) ‘Dude! Wake up!’ ‘Stop the flipping noise man!’ I croaked at the loud baritone that roused me from sleep. It
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