Category: Fiction

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Silhouette

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Everything changed when Mama Asabea moved into our homestead. My dream had preceded her coming. The night before she came, I dreamt of bats and vultures. They were perched precariously on our moth-eaten rafters. I made nothing... Continue reading

13 Apr

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The Weight of Assumption

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Your voice ascends to the sky; deep, high-pitched, husky. The earth receives the tears falling furiously down your face; catarrh, dripping down your nostril. As tons of bodies cluster all around you, the wind beats into your... Continue reading

13 Apr

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Him

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He was tall—as tall as I can remember. He was handsome—as handsome as I can remember. He was a dark-eyed, swarthy man with killer looks that sucked people in and left them as breathless as Chimamanda Adichie’s... Continue reading

13 Apr

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The Year my Father Murdered a Man

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The year my father murdered a man, a plot of land had been allocated to him by the newly constituted democratic government. Democracy had returned two years prior, and governors were granting certificates of occupancy to anyone... Continue reading

06 Feb

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Celebrating Chinua Achebe: A Short Story

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This short story was compiled in honour of Prof. Chinualumogu Achebe. #TFADay2020   It was MORNING YET ON CREATION DAY when the ARROW OF GOD fell on the people at HOME AND EXILE. The people were NO... Continue reading

19 Jun

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No More

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He slapped her hard. Not once, not twice not thrice. Annie lost count as her vision blurred and her right ear rang. She fell and cowered beside the bed, wrapping her hands around her body in a... Continue reading

18 Mar

Crater Contests

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Evolution – Winner, Loretta Ogboro-Okor Prize for Short Story Fiction

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07 Dec

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In Lieu of a Lesson

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It is such a tragedy how the potential of this state is wasted. How it strips every citizen of their humanity, their moral consciousness. We toil from dawn till dawn just for our efforts to be in... Continue reading

18 Oct

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A different specie…Part 4

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A Different Specie is a story about 3 women-Natasha, Lisa and Rukayat, who find themselves fighting demons who pose as family.It is written by Laura Nwagu. Continue reading

07 May

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Dazed

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Dazed is a short story about love pangs which slips through our fingers because we aren't ready or free to accept it. It is written by Ngozi Osuchukwu Continue reading

04 May

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Mr. Perfect: The series finale

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Mr. Perfect written by Evi idoghor, is a story about searching for love. It is about not giving up on love but believing you shall find it one day and it will feel just right and perfect. Continue reading

12 Apr

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A different specie Part 3

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Natasha faces a double tragedy and begins to question life and everything around her. A Different Specie is a Crater Blog Series. Continue reading

12 Apr

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Mr. Perfect: Part 6, Moving on

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Sometimes, the familiar sneaks back into our life and do our best to make it work. Sometimes, it doesn't work because we had tasted something better. Continue reading

05 Apr

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The Bridge

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What happens when a town filled with curious children has a rule which says, 'Do not cross the bridge'? What is on the other side of that bridge? Continue reading

04 Apr

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A different specie…Part 2

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Introducing Lisa and Fred, the perfect couple who seem to exist for only each other...but only in public.Lisa knows their marriage is doomed. Continue reading

03 Apr

Fiction

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Mr. Perfect- Part 5: Church Crush

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Evi gets over Mr. Almost Perfect and almost gives up on finding the one...till she attends a church service. Will he be what she's been searching for? Continue reading

29 Mar

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A different specie…Part 1

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Natasha has just lost her dad, and is vulnerable. Her supposed custodians became greedy and quabble for he father's property. Continue reading

27 Mar

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Mr. Perfect – Part 4: Lagos wahala dey

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When you put someone on such a pedestal, when they fall short, you get disappointed. Mr. Almost Perfect appears to have fallen short of Evi's expectation. Continue reading

22 Mar

Fiction

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Mr. Perfect – Part 3: A Beautiful Mind

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Mr. Almost Perfect seems to be playing all the right keys. He is everything that Mr.Not So Perfect Isn't. Will he be the one she's been waiting for? Continue reading

09 Mar

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Mr. Perfect: Part 2 – My first date

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It felt good for me to finally catch someone’s attention after what seemed like a yearlong drought in a new city. I wasn’t all attracted to Mr. Not so Perfect, he wasn’t my type, but I decided... Continue reading

01 Mar