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  • A path calls me

    I was born running Running with the masses In a race to nowhere And in the middle of nowhere A path calls me Something about this path Like a piece of me has journeyed it before Naked, Unashamed of labels Of being perverse, odd, wild and unruly.

  • Sleeping Dragon – Final Chapter

    It’s the dawn of Judgment Day. A mass choir with each member carrying lit candles lead the army through the forests engulfing Salsa to Omnipotent Towers at Legends’ Heights where the gigantic statue of Gorr stands, singing moving hymns along the way. The army kneels before the statue for Gorr’s blessings. The King is to…

  • Sleeping Dragon – Part 4

    With outstretched arms and knelt on a golden dais borne on the shoulders of four mighty giants, King Amia enters the Supreme Martial Court of Wilo amidst thunderous cheers from his subjects. “Aaaaaamiaaaaa!!!!……Aaaaaamiaaaaa!!!!………Aaaaaamiaaaaa!!!! The great hall shudders with chants mounting to an earthquaking crescendo. Crowds on the streets of Salsa go wild and restive with…

  • Sleeping Dragon – Part 3

    King Olga hangs himself on an oak tree outside his palace. Crowds throng the scene, despite the chilly winter storm and threats from the palace guards to ward off the scene. For months, the royal family cannot name a successor. The ensuing rot and riots breed traitors, terrorists and bandits who scavenge the countrysides for…

  • Take Over – An Inspirational piece

    The next ten years won’t come and meet you in the same place, when it returns to you with posts left vacant by dead soccer maestros, deceased cardio surgeons and business magnates who are no more. It won’t come back to hear excuses of a relationship partner who shattered you, of parents who could not…

  • Sleeping Dragon – Part 2

    Many of the citizens of the Zengo Empire never heard of BMS Invisible. They were an elite, highly trained special commando forces for strike backs classified “Impossible” by the Supreme Martial Court of Wilo. They were led by the almighty Jaguar, godfather of Ghost Town. The invasion was scheduled for 4am. At exactly 2am, Jaguar’s…

  • See – A motivational piece

    Inhabitants of a certain remote village, after years of near-extinction due to famine, decided to invest all their resources into making a community farm. They had to walk for miles to a very distant stream for water to irrigate their crops till it was almost time for harvest. One night, a cow that had lost…

  • Sleeping Dragon

    Wee Base.11pm. Code :Womanizers’ League Jaguar crushed the lit cigarette in his clenched fist after his war-hardened veterans had quickly memorized the contents of the note. Cocking their guns, they disappeared into the abandoned mansion kneeling in the dark on the outskirts of the town. Tidal waves crushed themselves angrily against the rocks below the…

  • Holy Pepper – Part 2

    Sani lay glued to the bloody floor, his entire body completely cold – except a small opening in his ass which still retained some warmth, thanks to occasional farting. A time-bomb locked in his left chest ticked louder and louder, the blood that oozed from his ears and nostrils quickening their pace as if trying…

  • Open this door! – A short story

    – Denis! Open this door!! – Tell her to give me my phone! – Why will I take his phone? Sofie, you were here when I told you about the pictures I saw on my husband’s phone. I could have divorced him, but I never reacted. I am still with him. So why will I…

  • Madmen’s Song – A poem

    For my breakfast I ate books Lunch was music Movies for supper For dessert, I took the advice of wise friends When I went to sleep, I dreamt ideas And when I awoke, I saw many good things I could do with the pile of junk that filled my world I must get to work…

  • It is a sign – Motivational piece

    When you are so determined to achieve your goals, you will face many obstacles. And a point will come when you wonder if you are on the right track, if pushing through is really worth the effort. You may feel others are born lucky whereas you are disadvantaged. If you were to make an adult…

  • united we fall – The complete story

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  • Voices – Inspirational piece

    Next time you stare at yourself in a mirror, take this towel, this poem. Wipe off the criticisms and negativity spat on your face : rebellious, arrogant, insensitive, childish, stupid, weird… So that you can see yourself as you truly are : invincible, tough, fearless, survival legend. Others are making it – new house, new…

  • Holy Pepper

    From the time the cup was handed over to him, Sani knew he was the next to die. Like water in a clenched fist, his life was slipping fast through his hands. Whiles lying in his room deeply absorbed in his thoughts, he noticed an eye peeking at him through a crack in his room…

  • Without words – A Motivational Piece

    Jesus tells us that whatever we ask in prayer in His name and believe we shall receive, it shall be granted us. God lives in our heart and the desires and aspirations and big dreams that live there too with Him were put there because we are uniquely designed with the capabilities to bring them…

  • Deep waters – motivation

    You held tightly to opportunity. You begged her to stay but she refused and slipped through your hands and left, leaving behind her rainbow-tinted scarf in your hands. Keep that souvenir. Keep those lessons. One day in looking for that missed opportunity, you will need to show that scarf to people. You will meet someone…

  • Fruits🍒 🍑 🍓- An Insight

    Fruits. They do not lie. Unless you cannot distinguish a pineapple from a porcupine. A person can hide secret text messages from you, hide a secret relationship from you. Hide monies they’ve been stealing from your business or gossip behind your back. The truth, a form of fruits, is like a dead fowl drowned under…

  • Your past came knocking – A poem

    Your past came knocking It came with a message packaged in the person of your Ex The urge to open it was strong But I resisted Wanted you to read it and tell me what it means for us Whatever you decide I just want you to know Darling, my collection of happiness That you…

  • Moonlight – the full story.

    It was midnight. From the hill on which our cottage stood, I saw the eyes of an incoming bus dilate with delight as it peeped through the fog that had pinned itself to the wet, virgin forest. Everything around the cottage had taken on the the greyish look of the moon stuck against the indomitable…

  • A seat reserved for you – a motivational piece

    Just before you master a new job or task, your duties usually seem overwhelming and if you listen to your instincts, you might think giving up is the best thing to do. That is the very moment you need to hold on. For soon, you get used to the task that initially seemed unbearable. It…

  • One day – motivational piece

    One day you will meet someone who still has an attitude you gave up a long time ago when you saw that it brought about no progress to your life. It will be a sign. A sign of how far you’ve come. A sign of progress. A warrior once had to lie half naked in…

  • KantĂ© is growing

    The merciless Ivorian sun crushed tarred road into simmering waves. Illusion beckoned KantĂ© to keep looking into the distance for evidence. And whiles looking, past memories gently crept into his mind as he trudged through the enervating heat towards his favorite restaurant for his lunch break. Food. Food. Food. All that had been on his…

  • united we fall – The complete story

    -our sister LalĂ© was robbed last night. She was returning from work around 1am and noticed a dubious figure following her at a distant. She quickened her pace. So did her intruder. Upon reaching the gate to the house, she found it locked and she began screaming, “Thief! Thief! Thief!” But no one came out…

  • Machine Heart – Part 2

    Footsteps of neighbours returning late from work soon died down into the silence of midnight, occasionally broken by distant howling of dogs and eerie hooting of owls. Diallo lay in his room, unable to sleep, looking out of his open window at the half moon skating across the sky, above the thick fog that sat…

  • You are dying slowly.

    You are bleeding. You are losing blood. You are losing life. You are leaving us little by little. You are looking too far ahead, far ahead to that day when you too can relax and have your money work for you, to have others work for you – a day and time when you will…

  • Linda Ngissah

    One evening, while returning from a stroll in the woods, I found a moist, torn piece of paper on the floor with a very beautiful drawing of an African mother scolding her child who is about setting off to school. I stood in those woods for minutes, admiring the creativity of the artist in capturing…

  • Machine heart – a short story

    5pm. A hazy Friday evening. Two colleagues are alone at the backseat of their company bus. She was talking, her elbow on his shoulder, turning away shyly whenever her eyes met his. “I can hardly get you off my mind. At work when you see me busy at my desk…on my phone..it’s just a facade..it’s…

  • Fire for fire đź”Ą

    Maybe you made a commitment to no longer fornicate or masturbate. Unfortunately, you keep slipping into the habit again and again. Right after committing the act, the last thing on your mind is to pray, read your Bible or go to church. It is shameful to open up to someone and it is especially hard…

  • Burn that schedule

    You may not understand what I am about to tell you now, but some day, you will. Real life, rich and full of adventures, the kind that makes you wander through life like a playful child- sort of carefree, a life full of positive suspense… Such a life hardly exist in something you plan for…

  • Seasons

    You are like a tree. If you keep moving from one job to another, from one church to another, from one country to another, from one relationship to another or switching businesses every now and then, you won’t give yourself the opportunity to grow. Give everything a chance. Give that relationship a chance. Give that…

  • Patience

    A farmer has a cutlass in hand, before him stretches of grass to be mowed. The heat from the sun is enervating, yet he pays no attention. He pays no attention, to his aching back and waist. He is not discouraged by the little work done so far as against the vast unfinished job ahead.…

  • I have a dream

    I want to become so wealthy that when anyone in my generation look ahead into the future, it will be impossible to see someone surpassing me in wealth and fame. I do not want to be only famous, I also want to be highly respected. That is why I want to engage in respectable means…

  • Audacity and Legacies

    They will say you are unrealistic. They will say you are young and one of these days, hunger will wake you up to the hash realities of life and you will soon forget your hallucinations of ‘big dreams’. They will associate pride with your ambitious spirit. Let them. Dogs are barking. Throw no stone. Continue…

  • Play to be remembered

    Pay attention to the things that fascinate you. Pay attention to the things that greatly inspire you. Pay attention to the things you find mentally-stimulating and thought-provoking. Be curious to find out things for yourself. For every truth out there, we’ve all got to write our own versions and live our interpretations of them. Never…

  • I wonder

    She cheated on her husband and I was curious to know how and why it happened. It could not have been in her home. She and her husband hardly receive visitors. The neighbors would have found it suspicious that a man paid her a visit while her husband was away at work. Being the gifted…

  • Come back

    He no longer believes in their relationship. He’s taken his bag and fled. No word. Not even a goodbye. She’s heard he is in Togo. She stands in church today, a microphone in hand, in tears. Testimony time. Let her enemies know that despite the efforts to kill her joy, she will still smile, even…

  • RASTA

    For the entire night, visions of Diallo’s Barber Shop traumatized Ras JungblĂ© in his sleep. “Barber Shop! Barber Shop! Barber Shop!” The words rang loud and maddened his anxiety. He sat up with a jolt. As he stood up to his window and gazed at the barber shop in the distance, he saw nothing but…

  • Master Key

    “You like learning all the time,” my course mates told me. Unknown to them, I had a weakness: I easily forget something I had just looked at. That meant I had to study for longer hours than usual to retain the contents of whatever I was reading. Despite this weakness, I graduated from the University…

  • Journey with me to the top

    “Carry a journal with you and write in it any idea that occurs to you during the day,” our Introduction to English I course lecturer told us. Dr. Patience hiaMensa was her name. “That’s a great idea,” I thought to myself, suddenly remembering the many times I had written brilliant stories on pieces of papers…

  • Seeds of Greatness

    The foundations of great businesses are Audacity- moving out against all odds to start something you are convinced in your heart will succeed. Uniqueness- building a business tailored to your unique perspectives of what a business should look like or how a particular service ought to be rendered. Patience- overlooking the criticisms, (verbal and non-verbal)…

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