Featured Post Short Stories ULTIMATE CYCLER November 13, 2023 Ugwuagbo Emmanuel Chizoba “…Chukwuma was my friend from back in the day. We were primary school classmates and secondary school classmates, though we separated when I went to the Arts class and he…
Featured Post Short Stories PASS OUT PARADE November 12, 2023 Ugwuagbo Emmanuel Chizoba “… Hunger and NYSC were not strong enough to break the bond Mma and I had. Rather we learnt our lesson because as hunger, frustration and typhoid were turning me…
Featured Post Short Stories BATTLING HUNGER November 11, 2023 Ugwuagbo Emmanuel Chizoba “…There is a popular Igbo riddle that goes this way; ‘gwa m gwa m gwa m, gwa m oti nwata na ihu nne ya?’ It loosely transcribes as, “tell me…
Featured Post Short Stories BYE BYE TO MMA, WELCOME HUNGER November 10, 2023 Ugwuagbo Emmanuel Chizoba “…I never knew that NYSC could serve as slimming tea until Mma went back to Gombe on Monday morning. Her short stay was nearly my best time as a Corp…
Featured Post Short Stories MMA’S VISIT November 9, 2023 Ugwuagbo Emmanuel Chizoba “…Awka was relatively peaceful, calm and soothing. A very sharp contrast to what Social Media Content creators painted Anambra to be. I didn’t see hooligans trying to snatch my phone…
Featured Post Short Stories MY PPA November 8, 2023 Ugwuagbo Emmanuel Chizoba “…Girls Secondary School, Awka was the name of my PPA and it wasn’t difficult for me to locate within Awka South LGA. A missionary school, run by the Awka Diocese…
Featured Post Short Stories THE DEATH TRAP CALLED ENUGU-ONITSHA EXPRESSWAY November 7, 2023 Ugwuagbo Emmanuel Chizoba “…The road from Gombe to Enugu was full of horror due to the fear of Fulani Herdsmen, Cattle rustlers, Bandits and accident, while the road from Enugu to Awka was…
Featured Post Short Stories HORRIBLE JOURNEY HOME November 6, 2023 Ugwuagbo Emmanuel Chizoba “…The trip from Gombe back to Enugu was filled with tension and anxiety. We barely left the outskirts of the city when we met an accident scene. One of the…
Featured Post Short Stories ONE YEAR OF HARD LABOUR WITH MONTHLY ALLOWANCE November 5, 2023 Ugwuagbo Emmanuel Chizoba “…Mma and I resolved never to go back to OBS to avoid bringing trouble upon ourselves, should Mma try to turn down Mr. Gbenga’s advances. We went instead to the…
Featured Post Short Stories JOINING OBS November 4, 2023 Ugwuagbo Emmanuel Chizoba “…After the evening parade that day, we were thoroughly exhausted. First, we were on a 2 day journey to Gombe, and without rest, we entered Camp and then had to…