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
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Written by Joy A. Adewumi Okay, now read that title again and spot the difference. Wait! Before we barge on, where did this particular phrase,
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A Short Story Written By Joy A. Adewumi ‘Knock, knock!’ I groaned. It was Teni, my housemate and colleague. She really is a sweetheart but
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A Short Story Written by Joy A. Adewumi ‘God be praised! God be praised, let the name of the Lord be praised!’ I chanted alongside
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Zee opened her email inbox and hiked her eyebrows as she saw the latest mail. It was from some ‘anonymouszz@gmail.com.’ With a bewildered chuckle she murmured, ‘Anonymous Z Z, kwa? Issokay!’
With an amused shake of her head, she opened her inbox and blinked rapidly at the first line.
‘As I write this email, Zee, I keep glancing at the bottle of painkillers I intend to overdose on.’
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Is it ever possible that grace is not enough?
Can we conclude when a believer keeps rising and falling back into his old ways that the grace available to him was not sufficient for the journey?
Well, we’ll find out in a jiffy!
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‘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.’
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Written by Joy A. Adewumi Dear reader, do you know that your ability to wait and be patient sometimes could be a show of silent
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A Short Story by Joy A. Adewumi (Spirit Pen) ‘Yo, sis!’ Josh hailed as I walked into my parents’ house around seven o’clock on Friday
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A Short Story by Joy A. Adewumi (Spirit Pen) ‘Hi, Victoria. We looked through your portfolio and pitch and we appreciate your interest in working
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