Tag "Heartbreak"

Series (Fiction) 35 Comments

1213-2

Previously on 1213… * “I beg your pardon?” I said, my eyes narrowing with fire banking in their depths. My hands were trembling. Aliu tipped his chin, his expression knowing and

Our Stories 20 Comments

LOVE…OR SOMETHING LIKE IT

Do you believe in love? Can you say when love happens? Are there rules of engagement in this thing called love? Does love conquer all? I am a romantic, and

Fiction 29 Comments

BECAUSE YOU LOVED

Writer’s Note: This story is inspired by true events. You loved him and he loved you too. At least you thought he did. He could pass as your shortest relationship

Series (Non-Fiction) 7 Comments

Unknown to ME: Sorry, Not Sorry

Previously on Unknown to ME: After a period of hunting, I finally got a job. But it came with an added bonus – a reservation for one in Heartbreak Hotel.

Series (Non-Fiction) 17 Comments

MUSING WITH DARLENE: I AM ANGRY

I am going to vent today, to talk about the people and things that I’m not happy with at the moment. Not that you have asked for this, no. I

Our Stories 54 Comments

The Treasure I Couldn’t Keep

Depression is an emotion that is somewhat relatable to many people out there, even if it doesn’t get talked about often. Being a gay guy, I’ve had my own share

Poetry 12 Comments

My Resurrection

I remember The touch of your hands Your warm lips on mine The fire in your eyes Your cool but warm breath You knew my soft spots You always had

Our Stories 58 Comments

FUCK LOVE

Nine years ago, while I was in Kano doing my youth service, I was asked to come back home to Lagos because my twin sister was in the hospital and

Fiction 36 Comments

Broken

The door cracked open and he peered out at me from the opening. I smiled. I couldn’t help it. Seeing him lit up my world in ways I didn’t know

Series (Non-Fiction) 32 Comments

KIZITO SPEAKS XVI

I like Dark. Gothic. Mythical. Eclectic. I like Vharlicious things. (Hello, Vhar-gency) I like gadgets, but I never seem to acquire them. *tear* And video games? Oh, that’s my middle