We were two famished al-majiris on the rickety ladder–Farm, the boy they say is probably my brother–and I. We were climbing sluggishly like two giant lizards...
Author - Esomnofu Ebelenna
Esomnofu Ebelenna was born in Onitsha, Anambra State. He read English and Literature at the University of Nigeria. When he's not writing, he paints and listens to music.
Chima, How can I forget to remember that you are six feet down in this red soil where these green grasses are waving merrily in the wind like a thousand tiny...
When I wanted to lower myself down in our church pew, I slipped and fell, spectacles and Bible, into the fire that was Pastor Alex’s eyes. Silence...
The romantics tirelessly buzz that love is wicked. But me, I always tell them that love is not wicked; it’s benign and beautiful. Like a rose in the sun...
From the Jobless Nigerian, Onitsha, Anambra State. To His Excellency, President, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Dear Sir, The radio and TV pontificate that you...