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
Read MoreA Short Story Written by Joy A. Adewumi ‘God be praised! God be praised, let the name of the Lord be praised!’ I chanted alongside
Read MoreZee 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.’
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 MoreA 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
Read MoreA Short Story by Joy A. Adewumi (Spirit Pen) ‘Hi, Victoria. We looked through your portfolio and pitch and we appreciate your interest in working
Read More‘Prisca, come, did you hear the gist?’ I overhead Mimi’s voice from the other side of the door as I let myself into my room
Read More‘Wait! I thought you said God told you specifically to apply to P&G. So, why are you-‘ ‘Ooohhh!’ Tayo groaned as he cut into his
Read More‘See Itohan, abeg don’t start with me this afternoon. I don’t have time for your palava, biko.’ Ruth hissed wagging her forefinger at Itohan while
Read MoreI looked up from my meal as Christy opened her mouth and closed it again. That was the fourth time in five minutes and it
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