by Elisha OluyemiPlace the truth before you;Wear a cloak of lies and hide behind it.—Anonymous THE GOD IS IN ME, and I can’t help it. Because I gave it all to him.To whomever you submit yourselves, you are slaves.But I don’t feel that way. I rather feel like the god I’ve submitted to.For I am in the God, and the God is in me.Today,...
by Elisha OluyemiHE WITHDRAWS HIS PALM from the dog's mane as though irritated. Seconds ago, he was chuckling as he tickled the dog and caressed its mane, the happy pet wagging its tail. But now, his gaze bores firmly at it, and his eyes are void of emotion, like one caught between good and evil.The dog returns the gaze with the most innocent...
Nightshade: Profwic Crime Fiction Anthology Volume IPublisher: Ifeadigo Publishing Company Limited Genre: Crime Fiction Release Date: 6th May, 2022BLURBNightshade, Profwic Crime Fiction Anthology Vol. 1, the maiden edition of anthologies by the global writing community, Prolific Fiction Writers Community, features six intriguing crime fiction short stories that will leave you breathless. Chiedu Dieyi's ‘Anita's Bullet’ pulls agents of Nigeria's Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department (FCIID)...
by Elisha OluyemiIT BEGINS TONIGHT. But he doesn’t know it. So he pulls his zippers and slings a rucksack across his shoulders. He rakes a glance across the room; smiles at the litter of panties and stockings strewn over his old sofa. He grabs a few and presses them to his nose, eyes rammed shut. He is inhaling their smell. The fragrance of...
by Elisha OluyemiI HONOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS IN all things—even in murder (as some critics would tag my benevolence). But at least, that is my patients’ sole possibility of relief and a painless exit. Today, it’s all about Bala, a colon cancer stage IV patient, bedridden, and sure to disappear in three weeks. I see him grip his belly again, face crumpled and teeth clenched,...
by Elisha OluyemiWho can be powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods, except he first binds him?Except the invader be exceedingly mad.--Mark 3:278 MARCH, 2021ASO ROCK PRESIDENTIAL VILLA, ABUJAUNTIL NOW, PRESIDENT Garba Lai didn’t see this day coming. He didn’t see the cloudy mass hanging in leaden sprinkles about the skies. But he has always been prepared. He always...
by Elisha Oluyemi WHAT REDEMPTION EXISTS FOR A VICTIM who murdered their saviour? Just hell! Judas clenched his teeth, his lips compressed, as he tried to force back a groan. He stuck fingers into his eardrums to stop himself from hearing the frequent yelling from the crowd: "Die now! Or save yourself! You're the son of God! Come down the cross! You die!...
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