Feb 12, 2014 | Non-Fiction, Opinion, Personal |
Growing up in Nigeria, it was common to hear food that had pepper in it described as being “pepperish.” So, I am used to that word: pepperish. But, I do believe the correct word is peppery. Today, however, I don’t particularly care about the...
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Feb 11, 2014 | Fiction, Series, Short Stories |
Twice it had happened that morning, and Mrs. Phillips was losing her patience. She had called this boy almost five times, before he finally answered. Dotun had only worked for a week, and she was already counting down to the day when she would kick him out of...
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Feb 10, 2014 | Fiction, Series, Short Stories |
If you missed the preceding two parts, you can read them here: Part 1 | Part 2 And now for the final part. Feel free to leave a comment too. She walked into a compound in the middle of which stood another two-storey house. The architecture was similar to the...
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Jan 29, 2014 | Announcements, Fiction, Mystery, Short Stories |
Yes, it’s true. 1, 2, 3 Disappear is the name of my first published short story this year. Never mind that I actually wrote it last year. What matters is that it is now available on … you guessed it … Smashwords. The synopsis, which I don’t...
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Jan 28, 2014 | Fiction, Series, Short Stories |
If you missed Part 1, you can read it here. Now for Part 2. Keeping a close watch on her tray of mangoes now resting on the floor outside the shop, she asked the woman who owned the shop, if she knew the places in that neighborhood where people would want to...
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Jan 21, 2014 | Fiction, Series, Short Stories |
Three Mangoes was the third short story I published on Smashwords. It’s been out as an e-book since 2012, but I decided it was time to share it in chunks here. Enjoy and do leave a comment. Mama Risikat set down the large basket of fruits she had been carrying...
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Jan 7, 2014 | Non-Fiction |
There. I said it! I have been itching to say this for the longest time, and apparently, the beginning of 2014 seemed like the proper time. 😉 Yes, you don’t have to spend another year making this type of mistake. Now, I have no idea why Nigerians (or maybe I...
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Hello, there! My name is Sharon and I am a Nigerian Fiction Writer, Taker of Pictures and Lover of Humor. Feel free to look around or say hello. I don't bite. Usually. :-) Thanks for stopping by.
