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Love Literati Contest: ‘Dear Hot Legs’ by Amaka Ndukwu
Dear Hot Legs, I don’t seem to know where or how to start this letter, or put down my words. You don’t say a word but your silence is deafening, that it beckons me to respond to words yet unspoken and for someone who has a way with words; I am... Read More
CALL FOR SUBMISSION: Child Hero Story Contest & Film Project (II)
The Child Hero Story Competition & Film Project is a Peregrine Reads initiative under the auspices of the Child Hero Empowerment Campaign founded by Chinonye J. Chidolue, aimed at consciously spurring the minds of the public with the harsh... Read More
8 Mistakes Couples Make and How to Avoid Them
by Usman Shamaki. Towards the end of last year, three of my cousins were betrothed and the weddings were slated for some time this year. Last week, I was privileged to be part of a delegation of elders from my family who sought for the hand of a lady... Read More
New Year Resolutions: Why They Fail and How to Make Them Stick
by Usman Shamaki. At the beginning of every year, we go through the same cycle of making New Year resolutions. These usually range from resolutions to work harder, make better financial decisions, exercise more, quit smoking, make new friends, lose... Read More
Blog Festival | Solstice Questions | by Scott Thomas Outlar
How many times can you set a fire in an open field and expect the vegetation to grow back? How many times can you put a bullet in the same heart and expect it to repair itself? How many miles do you have to dig toward the center of the Earth before... Read More
Blog Festival | What If the Man Who Hindered Your Promotion Passed Away | by Ikechi Awazie
One morning, all the employees in a factory got to work and saw a notice written on the notice board: “Yesterday, the person who had been hindering your promotion in this company passed away. You are invited to join in the funeral.” Who could it... Read More
Blog Festival | Genotype | by Deoye Falade
YOU ARE ‘AS’ GENOTYPE, HE IS TOO. HERE’S AN IDEA… We’ve all seen this scenario before. Boy meets girl (or vice-versa so I don’t piss off gender equality people), they fall in love, begin to dream of a future together and finally, a... Read More
Demystifying Abuse – Fresh Rape Victim Launches Campaign
On the 16th of November 2016, my door was forced open by armed robbers who immediately striped us of all our devices and valuables. Myself and a friend. With a gun to our head, we were commanded to strip. We did. Yes, we were raped at gun point. All... Read More
Eminence and Domain
“Ah hah! Pronoun trouble.”―Daffy Duck Her father and uncles; later, her brothers, cousins, husband; later still, her sons and grandsons, spilled blood overseas (others’ and their own), to defend Our Way of Life. Of course She had... Read More