Short Story
Lost in the Alps
Snow fell over the dark, night time Alps. The stars, that are always more beautiful the higher you go, were blocked by winter clouds. The man stood guard along the ridges of one mountaintop. It served as an outpost, from where he could see the enemy’s trenches. The snow had halted the war, or at […]
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I Don’t Like Your Tone
In Cairo, teenagers—literal and figurative—were in control of everything.
Is This a Poem?
I went back to my drink and prepared to pout when I noticed her grinning, and like a stream of internet porn, her smile was endless.
Letter Wars
In the early pages of Charlotte Bronte’s novel Jane Eyre, the young Jane is whacked upside the head by a book. A book hurled by her evil cousin and proving the hypothesis that words can hurt. This scene got me thinking—what better way to kill a fictional character than by beating her to death with […]
Should you travel by a cruise ship?
If you are planning to go on a vacation, a cruise trip might be on your mind. However, there are a number of things that might cross your mind with plans to choose a cruise trip. If you are still thinking about it, then we have some important points that should help you realize whether […]
Why I Stopped Riding Horses
My body lies splattered on rocks beneath the cliff where I was thrown from my horse. I’m dead, but my death needs confirmation. And from a professional. The doctor finally arrives. He observes and then speaks. “This person here . . . and over there . . . and there . . . is dead—D-E- […]
Worse Things
The classified ad said only PHONE WORK and a number. “Look,” he said. “It’s not what anybody’d call honest work.”
In His Throat
When father announced that Zeluwa was being sent to Egbu to begin secondary school our mother disputed against it. “I know you schooled there and it was good in your generation, but I want him close to Me.” she fussed. We watched television, and it was a Saturday. Our parents watched television for news daily […]