Fiction
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THE FOOL
You are lying naked on your bed, watching the latest season of Elite from your phone and thinking about how…
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I Hate Saturdays
You used to love Saturdays because of him. You loved the bustle and the quiet moments that the weekend brought.…
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BE CAREFUL WHAT YOU WISH FOR
(i) “Two Queens stand before me,” says the voice from your laptop’s speakers. “Ladies, this is your last chance to…
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SOUL MATES
I’ve always wondered what the concept of love at first sight means. Is it souls connecting? Or the desires of…
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FROM THE BED’S POINT OF VIEW
FOREWORD: After reading Alté Jay’s story about possibly finding love with his dark-skinned Grindr hookup, I thought about someone whose…
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THE HOUSEKEEPER
During my three-year stay in Abuja, I got employed as domestic staff to make some cash while on holiday. I…
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LIVING AGAIN
We were both quarreling that day. Our voices were raised and angry. My voice especially, a sharp tongue scissoring the…
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IN THE CLOSET
You were 5 when you had your first closet. Dark hardwood with a light brown varnish, it became your sanctuary.…
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BETWEEN DELLE AND DENNIS MACAULAY
Dennis is in his late thirties and works as a university professor in one of the universities in Southern Nigeria.…
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DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON’T
There are a lot of words that can be used to replace fear. Trepidation, horror, fright, terror, panic, alarm, agitation……
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