It is said that if you want to become a master at a trade, follow the people that are already making it in same area. To this effect, I want […]
How to engage your readers with deft descriptions
It could be arduous for a writer to write a captivating description of a scene in a story. I’ve mostly avoided giving too much away in description when I write […]
Audible is the best listening app!
Audible is one of the best apps I’ve used in recent time. As I mentioned in my previous post ‘Apps that keep me going’, it helps me to ‘read’ a […]
My Life As It Is…Series VI
Laila is someone that I love dearly because she is the only sister I have. When she was born, it was as if the sun shone rays of light onto […]
My Life As It Is…Series V
I have come to a crossroad in my life where I need to make a life-changing decision for myself alone. There are some self-evaluation tests I need to go through. […]
My Life As It Is…Series IV
The sound of the alarm brought me back to reality from my sojourn into the past that still gives me the jitters whenever I remember. At the ripe age of […]
My Life As It is…Series III
“I know who stole the meat from the pot,” I finally blurted out as I imagined Mr White landing on my buttocks with a dull sound and inflicting the […]
My Life As It Is… Series II
..”Yes, mother,” we all chorused as my brothers and I lined up just outside the kitchen door with mother holding a stick cream in colour and as thick as my […]
My Life As It Is…
MY LIFE AS IT IS…. SERIES I Laila looked to her left, then her right, her eyes glowing like the flame of fire in the semi-darkness. She walked the short […]
THE MISSING BANANAS- 3
Harun remembered the advice his teacher gave them in class some days ago. “Say the truth no matter who it hurts.” There is this hadith he also quotes for them […]