Feelings Unknown
Sometimes I wonder Do they care like I do? Do they notice my absence? Do they remember me when they pray? If I was taken away…
THE WRITER’S FRUSTRATION
I’m restless… I want to write! I pick up my pen,I pick up my paper But there are no words! Everything is in disarray. Where have…
The People of Calabar
Rita’s Story “After 3 JAMBs, I finally got admission in 2009 but not without scourge from my dad. He threatened to send me to a College…
KOFOWOROLA
I fell in love once. I was barely 16. He was tall and shy. Quite introverted. He didn’t believe I loved him. He said I was…
Short Story: Terror in The Woods
Olaedo was not from a rich home. In fact, his father was a poor palm wine tapper who met his untimely death just a few months…
Short Story: Poisoned
I just couldn’t stand all their noise and palaver. I never wanted to be the kind of girl to get married, have kids, have trouble with…
The People of Calabar: Sonny’s Story
“This was 2011, my first time in Calabar. I had come down for my upcoming post-UME exams and I was staying with my elder brother in…
The People of Calabar: Faith’s Story
People of Calabar is a personal project of Sayyid Elabor. He believes everyone has a story to tell. So he runs, jumps, and sprints around Cali town, getting random people to share their stories with him.
Everyone always has an interesting, funny or inspiring story to tell. Your story could be someone’s motivation.
The People of Calabar: Annabel’s Story
“I’ve had lots of goofy experiences,” she pauses for a moment. With her eyes turned upwards in their sockets possibly trying to recollect all the memories.…
How I Killed My Sister
I was 7 years older than her. She was 9 and I was 16. She had round blue eyes & long blonde hair. I had dark…
Flashback to My Exam Experience this Semester
When I woke up, my room was dark. I didn’t want to wakeup. I only wanted to keep sleeping, keep sleeping and have a ghost read…
What Goes On In My Thoughts
Am I the only one that thinks I get it all wrong almost all the time? I know I can’t be the only one that feels…
“I KNOW Boys(SELF LOVE)”
I know boys who are trying to blend into the social norm Like squeezing to fit into their skinny jeans I know boys who are low…