Posts by Azuka
Strange
I traveled to Atlanta two weeks ago to apply for the new E-Passport and I received it in the mail today. I don’t remember anything Nigerian being this efficient…
Random
No, you don’t have to act girly but neither do you have to be as aggressive as that guy because you’re a feminist. Whatever happened to being yourself?
The Soup Stick
A long, long time ago in the Okuleye family it was customary to serve oneself from the soup pot when Mom wasn’t home yet — or when she gave you the go-ahead to do so. Whenever this happened, there was the unspoken rule that you had to limit yourself to one piece of meat, so […]
She
He rolled over, suddenly aware he wasn’t alone. Dark-brown eyes met his, mysterious, but surprisingly tender. “Who’re you?” he asked the woman sharing his bed. He could not remember bringing anyone home the night before. “Willie-Willie,” came the reply. He had heard that name before, but as he racked his brain for just where, the […]
Soldier Ants
It was 1997 and we had just moved to our new home. Because it was a new neighborhood and we were among the early settlers, there were lots of things we had to put up with. We only had a footpath where Oro-Ekpo Road is today. The rest of the road was overrun by weeds, […]
Fortune Cookie
It’s is very likely you will be successful in life. Verbatim.