nonfiction Tag Posts Index

THE DAY IT HAPPENED

I can still remember how unreal it felt, adrenaline was still rushing through my entire system, sweat beating down on my face. I could feel the hairs at the back

Midnight — the quiet relief of no longer needing to be legible to others

The refrigerator hums before anything else does. At this hour, the house stops pretending it is full of plans. It becomes what it really is. A few dark rooms. A

The Warning in My Mother's Eyes

pixabay Signals are common among African mothers. Whenever they want to warn you about something, just look at their faces; you will see reactions you never imagined,

Angelic keke drivers

Nothing is more frustrating than the feeling of looking for something, especially when you know where you left it. I really abhor looking for things and i dont hide

STOLEN OWNER

Bigbro do not come home today if you don’t want to see mum. To be honest, it sounded strange hearing it the first time, I could not place my fingers on what my younger

Nonfiction Story/Insect Protector (Eng/Esp)

Canva IA Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve felt a special connection to insects and spiders. It was strange to my mother and sisters that I wasn’t afraid of them;

The Eye That Looked Away

pictures geraeneted using geminiai Everyone in Umueze knew that Mama Chidinma had a gift. It wasn't the kind the village pastor dispensed every Sunday morning, pressing

Land by Maggie O'Farrell || "I have been everywhere and yet nowhere" || [Book Review]

When I finished this book, I just sat there. Genuinely couldn't move for a few minutes and I need you to understand why. The book opens in 1865, on the famine-scarred

Hateful words

I hate it when people are insensitive to issues that require sensitivity. My younger brother had always not done great in school. Either he comes last or second

A Gaze into the Day

It has become her habit to wake up at 5, tiptoe into the kitchen, and drink sip hot water slowly as she lets her thoughts wander to the great possibilities the new

He didn't break his promise

Chief Felix had arrived before the visitors came. I, seated among my colleagues, watched how Mr. Felix, with a lot of pride and a sense of accomplishment, gave a

My first NO

I will never forget my first NO. I'm not talking about being rejected. Can you get your mind off that area? I was the one saying NO. And I wasn't being asked out

OPPORTUNITIES

Believe it or not it is possible for people to support you to an extent you start having the feeling whether you truly wanted that attention. I'm a living witness

Lonely short route

pixabay It was a sunny afternoon; the heat from the sun was scorching when we closed from school that day. We used to trek for about 30 minutes before we got home.

THE STRANGE MUSICIAN

I always hate it when people act like without them a particular thing won’t happen. It’s so annoying when its actually true but no one can do anything about it.

Quiet Peace

My brain was full. But it wasn't the productive kind. It was the kind where your brain is filled with only noise and nothing makes sense. This time I was staring

Peace, A Stranger.

Generated using OpenAI Every day, I watch people talk about peace as if it's something you find once and keep. Peace. Like it’s something you stumble upon one quiet

On A Lonely Road

It happened so fast the night I got robbed. Just like every other day, the road looked calm. I had worked late that night, and my bus had broken down two stops before

Wish come true

As a little kid, I would play a lot. I loved toys, mostly improvised toys. I would take literally anything as a toy, as long as I could move them. I had fun. However,

The Life I Prayed For

I was nine years old when I first told God exactly what I wanted. I wasn't in church, nor was it any prayer meeting. It was just me and the silent desires of my