Showing posts with label creative prose. Show all posts
Showing posts with label creative prose. Show all posts

Friday, 17 January 2014

The Unjust Misrepresentation of Tara Episode 5

The Unjust Misrepresentation of Tara Episode 5


Written by Obi Difu @Obiokoroa4

Tale 5: First True Relationship


Tara couldn't wait for the Christmas break to come to an end. She spent most of it on the phone with Harry and not listening to her aunts and uncles telling her to speak her language even though they knew how horrible she was at it.

Friday, 13 December 2013

The Unjust Misrepresentation of Tara (Episode 3)

Written by Obi Difu @Obiokoroa4

Tale 3: The Thin Between Unanswered Question and a Lie

Tara’s face was cold, she had no expression on her face. Eka was remorseful and had her puppy face up, but she was sure it was not because of her regrets at the way she handled it but because Phil was there before her.

Gbenga tried to sneak a hug from Tara, she was having none of it. She rebuked him faster than

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

In defence of accent; my accent.

Written by Tobe Osigwe @ikolondigbo.

Towards the end of first half of this year, I was in Patabah Bookshop at Shoprite Adeniran Ogunsanya for Chimamanda Adichie’s Americana’s book reading. Suffice it to say that the shop was over-crowded with conscious and literate Nigerians. Ehm, who said Nigerians do 

Monday, 18 November 2013

The Edge of Commitment

Written by Gerald Difu @Obiokoroa4
Scene 1: love lost

Saying goodbye to her was hard, but it was necessary.

He would definitely miss her, the way she smelt like fresh summer morning in Paris when he woke up in the morning on the days they were fortunate enough to spend together. Her warm assuring smile which was complimented by two heavenly sculptured dimples; her eyes squint in joy at the presence of him by her side. It was too much to sacrifice,