Author: clarajack
The Adventurous Metropolis by Barakah Alim
‘If you perceive me behave cynically, Lagos turned me so.’ ************** ‘Park 2, Park 2, Park 2.’ The conductor on the approaching bus, yelled. I waved my hand to stop it. I lifted my heavy luggage to board it, the unnerving conductor scorning at me. ‘This is Lagos, alaye enter, make una hurry.’‘May you please […]
The Achilles Heel (Chapter 1, part 1) by Ojuolape Amusa
This is the first chapter of this book by the author, go check out their profile for more. ….. “E ra ata e se be!”The pepper hawker chants with a bowl of spices heavily rested on her head and flies hovering around her as she treads through the market amid several hawkers. It’s a sunny […]
Who will console you well enough? (part 2) by Victor Ola-Matthew
You don’t want your relatives coming around because death is not another reason to party like it is ninety nine. Aunt Christabel arrives first, her silver rosary inconspicuous against her pink blouse and blue wrapper she is putting on. Her makeup reminds you of the village and earlier images of the deceased before you were […]
The Furor (part 2) by Isidinma Nnamdi
During lunchtime, you will have takeaway deliveries with Obumneke in her office as usual, where you both will laugh and gist about Instagram blogs, Lagos life or her latest boyfriend. And even though she doesn’t mean to hurt you even more; even though you’ve told her to stop pitying you, Obumneke will not help it. […]
I knew then that I loved you by Shoteh Ologun.
Do you remember the night we met for the first time? You wore a yellow jacket.I always want to go back to that night. You asked if I was lost and I told you I was waiting for someone.Truth is, I was really lost. I remember you standing by my side andwaiting for your “imaginary […]
I went outside today by David Bristol-Alagbariya
I went outside today, Surrounded by the trees, Bathing in the sun’s bright afternoon rays, Such fresh air and a gentle breeze I went outside today, Under the tropical climate, Looking at the clouds in the sky as I laid, Pondering on my future and what awaits my fate I went outside today, In the […]
How she said it by Raphael Francis
When asked, she will say she first noticed the bulging breast one evening after a shower, that even though the gnawing thoughts kept lodging in her head like a stubborn tenant refusing to budge, she had refused to pay heed. How could it be it? Wasn’t she the calm and well-behaved daughter of a Bible-carrying, […]
The Furor (part 1) by Isidinma Nnamdi
Tick Tock Tick Tock… It’s 6:30am in the morning, but you are wide awake. You should be fast asleep like every other sleep-deprived worker would proudly be on such a rainy Friday morning. But the adrenaline flowing through your veins has wiped away sleep’s last vestiges from your eyes. Besides, if the sizable groans and […]
Who will console you well enough (part 1) by Victor Ola-Matthew
Maybe not everyone, but most people, like you, want, after losing somebody really dear to themselves, their consolers to sit still in the parlour and say nothing because everything they utter will never come out right in the moment. You want them to be people you really love, people whose cologne or mere skin smells […]
Final Season – By David Bristol -Alagbariya
Tension grows, Reading starts, Fun slows, And all play departs. Lining up at the door, Stepping into the hall, Wishing all on success and nothing more, To be in the group of those standing tall Results dished out on plates, In the hearts of many fear is born, But some bask in joy, While others […]
