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EVERY STEP YOU TOOK COUNTS

Look at this footprint. One step in the sand. Then another. Then another. Some days it feels like you’re not moving at all. Like everyone else is running while you’re

CNF: Dinner Expectations.

Life expects a lot from us and we expect a lot from life and people around us. Some of the expectations are met while some may never be. During my undergraduate

Passion paid off.

While I sat on the bus heading to Lagos, different thoughts flooded my mind. Life wasn't what I had pictured it to be because I did everything possible to get admission

A day of Joy......CNF #149.

There I was seated at my desk. Today was just like any other day, I guess. Work was going smoothly until a call interrupted my dealings. I picked up the call only

Beyond the nickname.

The junior class scholarship was a hot topic in the school and even the seniors wouldn't stop talking about it since the principal made the announcement on the assembly

Power of good deeds.

It was unusual for me to get tired of a party, but it happened that day. I was there sitting on a chair, observing everything at the naming ceremony, but I wasn't

CNF #129.....Bags to rescue.

As one who loves to experience new things and go on adventures, travelling was something I did often. I loved travelling from the boisterous city of Lagos down to

CNF#125: Never give up.

You know that thing they say about people with low self-esteem, I was a good example of it. I was the kind of person that was very shy and could barely speak in

It poured hard...CNF #121.

The year 2013 will forever be a year that I will not forget. Not only does that year hold so many accumulated sadness, it was a year when life did not only rain

The saving sniff.....CNF #119.

When it comes to procastination, I should say that I am one of the royals of procastination. I never liked getting anything done at the appropriate time. I would

CNF #111 : My Uncle's big ordeal.

It was a cool evening in the village. My family and I had travelled to my mom's village to spend that year's Christmas holiday. This was ten years ago but the experience

Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well (Prompt #90: Like a fish out of water) | Take 3: I can't breathe!

I can't breathe! I wanted to text her this message. But I prevented me from doing so. Who am I to her? Furthermore, who am I in this Universe? What is the purpose

Creative Nonfiction in The Ink Well (Prompt #87: Pull someone's leg) | Take 1: Oh Brother!

In every family, you will find a person whose sole purpose is to make others laugh. No matter how much sorrow you are in or whatever situation you are in, that person

In the City of Sand (Creative Non-Fiction)

Last September, I added a winter jacket to my shopping list. I never bought one. The coldest months are over and I won’t need to buy one until next year. This winter

Puffless

Fresh air assaults my lungs; it’s a sensory rollercoaster of bliss. The air is sweet, it’s cool, and it feels as if it’s packed with vitamins. I’m so lucky; I’ve

POETRY: I MISS

POETRY: I MISS When the netra began to close There is a shadow that I can not get rid of in my memory You are the one I love until now I miss those days When your

Providential - A true story you wouldn´t believe - Epilogue II

Do you know that feeling, that you have to do something.....but can´t quite remember what? This story is just that. I remember being told to write it but I can´t

Providential - A true story you wouldn´t believe - Epilogue I

Do you know that feeling, that you have to do something.....but can´t quite remember what? This story is just that. I remember being told to write it but I can´t

Providential - A true story you wouldn´t believe - Chapter 61

Do you know that feeling, that you have to do something.....but can´t quite remember what? This story is just that. I remember being told to write it but I can´t

Providential - A true story you wouldn´t believe - Chapter 59

Do you know that feeling, that you have to do something.....but can´t quite remember what? This story is just that. I remember being told to write it but I can´t