One Saturday morning I boiled the kettle and made myself a cup of coffee, but before I could take my first sip, I decided to read just one chapter to get myself in the mood for this legal thriller that I’d just picked up. I couldn’t stop at one chapter, but when I was …
Cheese is what one had to say, as a child, whenever the camera flashed. Many a childhood photos are clad in cheesy grins. Cheese sometimes means the same as Dough. Warm it up and watch it melt while stretching to put that proverbial bread on your table. Cheese is that dairy product that has the …
It’s been over a month since she last visited. She’s usually right on time, what could be holding her this time around? Her friendship is treasured as it’s a unique symbol of my identity. We have our misunderstandings, like all friends do. Most times when she’s around I can’t wait for her to leave, yet …
Kids are a joy to be around, until they learn to ask “why?” Then they would ask even the most obvious of questions; sometimes just to check if your answer matches their own. As to whether a human brain is pre-programmed to seek logic or we value reasoning because it is a measure of intelligence, …
I had just finished reading Sidney Sheldon’s Angel of the Dark and it had been such a good read I was convinced anything I would read immediately thereafter would be an anticlimax, but boy was I wrong! Leigh Nichols’ The Eye of Darkness is an intense psychological thriller that borders on the ghastly without being …
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My vocal range has never been more potent than my lyrical prowess, yet I ever harboured ambitions to let my words peacefully send you to slumberland. Since we began spending nights in each other’s arms, I’ve always wanted to sing you a lullaby and induce pleasant dreams in your rest while a night’s sleep perfects …
Not many times do I read a book that has a “… and they lived happily ever after.” fairytale kinda ending and think WOW! But that’s exactly what Sidney Sheldon’s Angel of the Dark made me do. This whodunnit, psychological thriller brings together the violent and bloody collision of the two worlds of orphanage homes …
This time last year I felt my heart beat on my throat. My spirit was so broken I needed tranquilisers to sleep. This time last year I slept a whole week without bathing. I forced myself to eat food whose taste I couldn’t sense, just because I didn’t want to look sick. This time last …
I have no doubt you loved me with all your heart and everything you have. I could see the smile on your face when you looked at me. It spoke a million words. For all you did for me selflessly in the name of love. For the belief you shown in me that you even …
Bitch don’t kill my vibe, Told you I got a wife. Let me live my life. In here asking for more when you knew from the very start how my life is set up. Got hitched too young, parents’ pressure, bad as it I can’t just up and leave. I got kids and shit. Bitch …