Diary of a Wanderer

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  • Lazy days

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    Benjamin Nambu
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    Lazy days by Enya lilted through the MP4 player beside the window to Alice’s heavy bluish blanket covering her body, sipping through its microscopic pores into her drowsy ears, and into her dreams. She was sick of England and needed a switch. Her intuition and map both agreed Lagos Nigeria was the wonderland. Here she…

  • Wooden smile

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    Benjamin Nambu
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    Like a window into the world of the ancients, the statue of Aya stood in the evergreen virgin forest. Her eyes seem to follow you as you move around her. Her heaving chest, rhythmic with that of anyone who came close to her. She was a piece of a fairy tale that extended into reality.…

  • Flash

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    Benjamin Nambu
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    Rain. Lightening. A glimpse of his foot in an old shoe trekking a familiar road. Reminds him of the old oversized overalls he wore, and his affinity to antiquity which the rain seemed determined to wash away. Flash of lightning. Reveals an approaching shadow that arrives and greets. No responds. This was no time for…

  • Riddle, Riddle

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    Benjamin Nambu
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    She knew her curiosity would one day kill her. She just didn’t know how it was going to happen. What is magic? Is it of the devil, God or human scheming? If she asked the magicians, they would speak in favor of magic. If she asked a devout priest, the priest might condemn it. What…

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