FROM BAIT TO CATCH #4 (SHORT STORY)
Sharon has appealed to her boss to give Raphael a job and he agrees. She wants to compensate for “dumping” him for another guy. But it’s not the job she […]
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FROM BAIT TO CATCH #3 (SHORT STORY)
Sharon’s plan to use Raphael as a bait to get male attention at work has already been executed. As a proper background to this episode, see her review of Raphael’s […]
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FROM BAIT TO CATCH #2 (SHORT STORY)
In Episode 1 of this story, Sharon reviews a marriage proposal from Raphael. She’s reluctant to say “Yes” but decides to string him along to get some male attention at […]
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FROM BAIT TO CATCH #1 (SHORT STORY)
FROM BAIT TO CATCH (SHORT STORY) INTRO: This is the first episode of our new short story series titled, “FROM BAIT TO CATCH”. This story will run for many weeks […]
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“WHAT HAVE I GOT MYSELF INTO?” (SHORT STORY)
Chinedu averted his eyes from Nonye. She was gazing at him with so much love and it was making his mission so much harder to execute. He had been wondering […]
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A LEOPARD WITH ONE SPOT? (SHORT STORY)
Jane hissed as her phone began to ring again. She knew who the caller was and she had no intention of answering. It was perhaps his twentieth call that day […]
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MY LOVE AWAITS (POEM)
From the time you rouse to the time you turn in I watch you with bated breath in hopefulness I make advances, bold and demure, to catch your eye From […]
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OH, WHAT A LOVE! (POEM)
Many people assert that they love me They make a fuss with many words I’m sure for most, it’s all sincere But the love of humans has a limit Human […]
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APPROPRIATING GOD’S LOVE FOR US
One of the most popular Bible verses from the Gospels is John 3:16: – “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever […]
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EITHER SUV OR BURST … (SHORT STORY)
Carolyn was certain her husband was avoiding her. It was 7:20 p.m. and he was not yet back from work. The firm he worked with closed for the day at […]
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RESPONSES TO “AM I STILL WORTH YOUR TIME?”
About two weeks ago, I wrote a poem on behalf of women who are in relationships that have become toxic, women who have given everything without reciprocation, women whose partners […]
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LOVING ROSEMARY (SHORT STORY)
She reminded the bishop that she was a pastor’s daughter and had never had a boyfriend in her life. She had been hoping that marriage would give her the chance to experience a man’s love in its fullness but there was no indication that Pastor Peter was inclined to love any woman. He was all about prayer, preaching, casting out demons and the like. She concluded that rather than envy other women or compromise her marital vows in search of happiness outside her home, she was nipping the disaster in the bud by ending the “charade.”
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AM I STILL WORTH YOUR TIME? (POEM)
I’ve hurt and mistreated you over and over I’ve just about trashed everything we hold dear I’ve acted as though you were made of stone I’ve been unfaithful, left you […]
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A TRUST DESERVED (SHORT STORY)
Gbenga stood with trepidation before his bedroom door. It was not the fear of what might be going on behind that door that filled his heart with dread. It was […]
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TWO HOMES TO NONE (II) SHORT STORY
Intro: Continuing our story of a young man, Ekene, and his love life. Now for a recap of Episode I: Ekene and Ifeoma are seen to be having a whirlwind […]
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TWO HOMES TO NONE (I) SHORT STORY
Intro: This is a story of a love affair, or rather what was dubbed love. It’s a story of family life, human weakness and giving free rein to one’s negative […]
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