Ever wondered about the saying that goes “beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder”? I personally think that it is because of the fact that people perceive beauty in different ways. As our faces are different, so are are Read More
ON PERCEPTION
WILTED LEAF
She sat on the threshold of her thatched mud house. She had been wailing and rolling on the red earth of the compound since Nwogu- the herbalist, spelt that which would forge a new reality for her. Nana had wailed Read More
THE NIGHT ADUGU RELOCATED
I gazed at the window to the thatch, mud hut and I did not meet Adugu’s eyes. His grey eye lids, brown and dark eye balls did not stare at my wooden bed. Perhaps he did not wake up at Read More
VICTIMS
It was Exactly 5:16am when I awoke, certain because the way she shook me could bring the dead back to Life. It made me remember when she wanted to apply for Nigerian Turkish Entrance Examination and Daddy had told her Read More
WHERE THE RIVER ENDS
“What if we cross the river?” Namoke asked. From uphill where they stood, he tried to see the end of the river and squinted like one who ate sour oranges. “You will be lost forever” He nodded his little head Read More
CONCEPTUAL REALITY: THE RESULT OF A SEARCH FOR PHILOSOPHY
Conceptualization is a bane of the twenty first century due to the rapid dissemination of knowledge. And concept precedes practice. Therefore, there is a need for a philosophy that will anchor practice. That is why the issue of conceptualization becomes Read More
QUENCHING THE FIRE, AGAINST ALL ODDS
There once lived a great household that was known all over the seven great kingdoms of the Amazon to be remarkable farmers. They were great in size and great in the skill of farming. One bright morning, this priceless family Read More