Category: Stories

KEMI I found myself staring at the knife again. It shone to the extent that I could see my reflection in it; only it wasn’t my reflection I saw but …

STORY BY EZE IFEANYICHUKWU PETER She came out from somewhere. I asked her to come. She did. We greeted warmly. And then I asked her to follow me. She did …

*****Ten years earlier***** Nneoma stirred on the bed. Then she welcomed the new day with a quiet ‘thank you, Jesus’. She counted herself lucky, being a nursing mother, yet being …

They stood side by side on the stairs leading to the first floor, deep in a conversation. They stood quite close, shoulder to shoulder, like a pair desperate to confirm …

I had never really been a shy person, but I wouldn’t exactly call myself outspoken. I was a bit of the two. But this lady rendered me speechless. She was …

The year was 2011 and I had just turned 27. I was doing quite well as a bachelor, I had a very stable job…if that’s what you call working in …

Things happen for some people, just like that. They finish school, get jobs, get married, have kids and so on. I fall into that category, except for one part. The …

“… You’re beginning to add weight, you know?” At this, I cringed inwardly; “There she goes again” I thought to myself and pretended not to hear what my mum had …

Holiday has come and there’s plenty to devour. You know me. I’m a causal man. With no qualms at all. As my brothers devoured their mountainous portions of fried meat …

N. B. The last chapter was written by my best friend. He was present at the time of my unbearable ordeal. I met him at the mental house. He owns …