“Can you go through the test result again, sir?” Lade observed the doctor before her. The man sat, eyes on a piece of paper in his hands. Just few seconds ago, he told her she was pregnant. It was not good news. “You are pregnant Mrs.... Read More
The Fourth Finger – 5
Catch up on previous chapters HERE He was in a good mood, manifest in his kisses and the soft nibbles he left on her ear. Lade squirmed and giggled at the lunch table, hardly eating her meal. Tayo was halfway with his and suggested they moved to... Read More
THE FOURTH FINGER – 4
Catch up on previous chapters HERE Twenty-four year old Toni paid attention to the gossip that was coming from the next table. Three girls sat over meals of jollof rice, beans, plantains and plain vegetable salads. They were girls Toni disliked... Read More
THE FOURTH FINGER – 3
Catch up on previous chapters HERE She saw his Facebook friend request on Christmas Day while she was in bed, smoking a cigarette, wondering what she would have for breakfast. “Andre Fabrice Kouassi,” she read out, the names came out in a... Read More
Ni’gba ti a kolu rawa (when we collide) by Eziafakaego Brenda Nwafor
Let your hands cup these mounds Filled with longing and desire Fueled by absence and need Let your fingers crawl on this skin As a tourist on a vacation site For my body is a country Traverse, be lost I will find you Let your eyes through... Read More
What a mirror I am?
by Ridwan Atolagbe A piece of a broken reflection Slaving under the unattractiveness of the sun What a halt to the insensitiveness of the mind? Drown in the sea of its own uncertain thoughts My look with an assertive pride What a... Read More
700+ pages of heartwarming African holiday romance!
Twenty authors of African Descent come together this season to share romantic stories of love awakened, renewed, and forgotten. These authors live across the globe and include bestsellers and emerging writers. Featuring clean romance, hot sexy... Read More
Pretense by Ruth Eluagwule (Amama)
He came with pretense, Claiming to be what he's not, His speech and actions incongruent, Like a very corky predator, He waited till he got the opportunity to pounce on his prey. She was as innocent as a child, With a clear mind, Without a doubt... Read More
Under My Smile by Adediran Olusade
In my spooky clumsy closet Lies the dull sulky puppet Towing the wanderland Watching the whirlwind As it brushes on the face, nostalgia And cuts the mind with the soggy idea Under my smile Is the bud that tastes bile Locking up the biting... Read More