She saw her streak of misfortune strung together like a rhyme of haunting words. What debilitated her in particular was not just the happenings, but the “agains” attached to them; the stalking demon of recurrence that found glee in tailing…
‘The Familiar thing called Life’ by Owoyemi Olorunfemi Akinade makes the shortlist of 15 for this year’s #QuramoWritersPrize (QWP016)
Every evening, she visited Tawakalitu’s family and tried to understand their needs. Every time she visited, she was overwhelmed by the gloom that had engulfed the family. It was visible like a fog on a harmattan morning. It was expected.…
‘30 Days to Seventeen’ by Oni Oluwaseyi Faith makes the shortlist of 15 for this year’s #QuramoWritersPrize (QWP062)
For the five days we were stuck here, it hasn’t been easy. Five days of strange happenings. It’s been five days since I saw my sister and five days since I’d eaten anything good, like Mama’s party jollof, or even…
‘This Thing Called Marriage’ by Osuizugbe Adaeze Muareen is on the shortlist of 15 for this year’s #QuramoWritersPrize (QWP014)
Sometimes, pain comes in small doses. Other times, in larger quantities. The same thing goes for happiness. Some days, the joy threatens to burst forth in spurts, and other times, it flows gently like a stream. I have decided to…
‘Nigerian Dream’ by Amaranjo Chigozie makes the shortlist of 15 for this year’s #QuramoWritersPrize (QWP040)
Excerpt from Chapter 1 I smiled, my pride hanging on my head like a crown. I am a first-class student, I knew what I went to school for, I earned every mark I got. Day in day out, burning candles,…
‘Let Me Paint You a Picture’ by Golbador Joseph makes the shortlist of 15 for this year’s #QuramoWritersPrize (QWP009)
Excerpt from Chapter 2 Dayo lost his father. His father died at the age of sixty-seven. He probably would have lived longer than he did if he took heed to his doctor’s advice. He was hypertensive and was placed on…
‘I’ll Be Fine’ by Jaiyeola Temitayo Tomiwa makes the shortlist of 15 for this year’s #QuramoWritersPrize(QWP057)
Excerpt from Chapter 1 (1993) His mum was not in the parlour. She was not in her room either. No one divulged anything to him. Even his chatty aunty revealed nothing. They all looked at him with eyes filled with…