**** KEEPING UP APPEARANCES EPISODE 9 –  SUSPICION, WITH A SIDE OF SURPRISE **** Lolade Oni stood outside her gate with her daughter, Toyin. They were both working on the garden and pruning the flowers . Lolade, in her real…

‘Trigger Warning: Breakfast’ via anonymous on medium.com **** My friend Ada told me about 4 years ago, crying profusely and shaking all over, that she had been forced by a guy to give him a blowjob after they went clubbing in Benin. She…

Ladies and gentlemen, literary and art lovers, welcome to Art Stories. Today’s art is a painting done by an amazingly talented artist, painter and graphic designer, Ayeola Ayodeji Abiodun. To see more of his incredible work, please go to his…

5. “Should we climb to the top?” He watched Uche. Her shoulders were already flexing. It was a statement not a question. Somehow she knew he wasn’t going to follow. He dug his bare feet into the soft grass, seeking…

Today’s Rush is a reblog from a young awesome writer. It’s a very sensitive subject I’m very particular about so please sit back read and please note comments will be heavily moderated today. Thanks. *** On the 4th of July my…

The Final Decade (71-80) by ‘Pemi Aguda (Betty) —————— “Iya ni wura iye biye…” I think the band’s lead singer is dressed too shabbily. What business does a man have wearing such fitted clothes? I grunt and shift my head…

The Seventh Decade (61-70) part II by @EgovinBaby ————————————— Given away. Separated at birth. Unaware of the other. The twins. —————————————- The night was young. The aroma of our freshly eaten onugbu soup still hung heavy in the air, and the…

The Seventh Decade (61-70) by @BoukkieO ——————————— I sit on my bed, facing the mirror, looking intently at the carefully made-up woman staring back at me. Amanda’s make-up artist did a wonderful job. I look beautiful, everything looks alright; my…

The Sixth Decade (51-60) by @Ms_Dania —————————————– Take five. I smile. I put down the novel and close my eyes for a few minutes, trying to obey the coach in the novel who’d just told his junior league team to…

The Fourth Decade (41-50) by @weirdo_oo —————————- With a divorce from a childless marriage notched under my belt, I was ready to take on the world. Where to start? A year past the big ‘Four-Oh’ and I didn’t look a…