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Mental Health Studies In Schools: A Letter To Governor El-Rufai.

A 7 year old boy in primary 3 is making his mother’s stomach tie into knots in worry that he might be a perpetual slow learner, because it is such a terrible thing that he just cannot seem to string letters together in his head and read them aloud as words, she fears he may […]

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September 7, 2019/1 Comment/by Hafsah Sule Dauda

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Winners of Flash Fiction Contest Announced

After careful consideration of all entries by three judges, three top stories have been chosen out of 36 delighful creative pieces of fiction. Congratulations to the writers of the stories. The absence of your name does not discredit you as…

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Meet Your Judge- Inufin Ayomide

Meet one of our Judges, Inufin Ayomide D’great. He is a poet per excellence who has excelled in and mastered the art of making English conform to his writing whims. Owing to his writing prowess, Ayomide has recently been profiled by Wikipedia…

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Flash Fiction Writing Contest Shortlist

The list of the top 20 stories to qualify for the judging stage is ready. The list was compiled following five-day the voting process where some stories had almost 300 votes to their names. Shortlisted writers for Flash Fiction Writing Contest: 1.…

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Woman of Weakness

She dipped the kitchen towel in a bowl of hot water and placed it on her hand. She winced as the heat seared through her tender flesh. There was a cut and several small injuries on the back of her hand and she couldn’t let anyone see it, especially…

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A shortcut

‘If Maryam dares, I’ll kill her’ I mumbled under my breathe, rubbed my palms on my arms to heat it up and let out a shiver. If Maryam dares to end her marriage before I see her grandchildren, I’ll maim her, because I am in…

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Mirror Mirror

‘Mirror mirror on the wall, who is the most beautiful of them all?’ But she knew the answer. Jamila was still the most beautiful of them all. She dipped her fingers inside the jar and lathered on more cream. Maybe if she was lighter…

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A Prayer For My Ex

So this guy unscrewed my heart again And all the nuts in my sense clattered to the floor I was angry at myself for falling prey, again So I reported him to God, and I prayed I prayed rosy mornings and sated nights I prayed…

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A Tea Cup Of People

I make the tea Brewed slowly With a pinch of rage A spoon of negativity And a cube of toxic people. I stir the tea Mixed solemnly By a pensive hand And some sobriety And watch as the people Dance to their…

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All The Things You Were

I You were far more interesting as a mystery The perfect profile with a fine faceOn your adventurous timelineYou had sensible picturesAnd captions that said you were nice …

Mental Health Studies In Schools: A Letter To Governor El-Rufai.

Winners of Flash Fiction Contest Announced

Meet Your Judge- Inufin Ayomide

Mental Health Studies In Schools: A Letter To Governor El-Rufai.

Winners of Flash Fiction Contest Announced

Meet Your Judge- Inufin Ayomide

Flash Fiction Writing Contest Shortlist

Woman of Weakness

A shortcut

Mirror Mirror

A Prayer For My Ex

A Tea Cup Of People

All The Things You Were

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