Cherish the season you’re in because sooner than you know, it will be a new dawn and you will miss being the unpopular kid on the block.
No doubt, You deserve the finest things in life, but you must understand that even the best things are never marked with the word “BEST” on the packaging.

It’s acceptable to believe that you are unworthy and that your best may never arrive given your current situation, but it’s never acceptable to live, eat, and breathe these beliefs. Keep in mind that you are the only person who can write your pages and that you control your tale, therefore it is entirely up to you if you want to adapt it into a comic or horror show.

Many might say, opportunities are limited and life itself is chaotic, as true as it might be, one just needs to keep pushing till something is figured out because if you don’t take steps to improve yourself, you will only get more and more miserable as time goes on. You need to suck it up and face reality head-on.

Since you see others who you believe ought to be learning from you making waves, one can even feel as though stuck in a spot wasting valuable time even when grinding.

Remember that you are worth it and that unless you try, you will never know how much you are really worth. 

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Professor Wole Soyinka is a literary icon whose works have gained him recognition for decades. He is the first African to win the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1986. The achievements of the playwright, poet and essayist have spread across nations in the world.

Early years
He was born on July 13, 1954 and recently clocked 88 years on earth. He attended Government College, Ibadan, Oyo State and University College, Ibadan. Thereafter, he attended University of Leeds in England.

He is the author of The Lion and the Jewel, Kongi’s Harvest, The Trials of Brother Jero, The Man Died, The Interpreters, Ake: The Years of Childhood, You Must Set Forth at Dawn.

The pride of Ogun state
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, praised the literary icon on his 88th birthday. He said, “Ogun is proud to have a son who studied a language; began to teach the owners of the language the language; and invented words for the language, which the owners of the language have never heard of. And now, it has become regular lexicon of their language.

“Professor Wole Soyinka, an emeritus Professor of Comparative Literature and the Black race’s first Nobel Laureate in the Arts of Beautiful Letter (Literature) means many things to different people. he literary world and the academia celebrates him as Kongi, the wordsmith.

“To the dictators and enemies of democracy, he is a fiery civil fighter. To lovers of democracy, he represents the best in the promotion of people’s rights and good governance. He is a leader, mentor, hunter and connoisseur of best brewed wine to his buddies.”

Wole Soyinka: A Literary Icon Par Excellence

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I know by now you will be wondering about the point I'm trying to make after disqualifying it as never a get-rich-quick scheme.

Know this and know the peace it can become a get rich quick scheme when you learn from an expert e.g someone who also publishes books and has made lots of money for himself.

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A Dark World Behind © 2022 by Minke-oyo Okoi

A Christian Novel.

About The Book

A blind thirteen-year-old girl has a series of visions that changes her life and her entire family. Raised by atheist parents, Sharon struggles with the pains of blindness and a troubled family until she finds redemption. 

On the other side of town, a crime boss is about to be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole for his crimes. He unleashes his most effective assassin to eliminate critical witnesses in his case.

Shortly after Sharon’s sight is miraculously restored, she crosses paths with the ruthless assassin who is determined to kill her in a pulsating twist of events. 

A Story of Crime, Corruption, Healing and Redemption.

A Dark World Behind: An Assassin's Path To Redemption

ANA CONGRATULATES CAMYNTA BAEZIE ON HIS EMERGENCE AS GAW PRESIDENT
Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) has congratulated Dr. Camynta Baezie on his emergence as the new President of the Ghana Association of Writers (GAW), as well as other newly elected national officials of the writers’ association, who emerged at the just concluded elections of the GAW.
Dr. Camynta Baezie polled 38 votes to defeat his challenger, Victor Nana Odei Ofei, who polled 23 votes in an election that was conducted by the Electoral Commission of Ghana. The election was held alongside the Annual Congress of the Ghana Association of Writers at its office, which also serves as the Diplomatic Headquarters of the Pan African Writers Association, PAWA.
A press statement signed by the President and General Secretary of ANA, Camillus Ukah and Maik Ortserga respectively, stated that the GAW election is worthy of commendation, especially with the calibre of persons who have emerged to lead the association. ANA through the release expressed optimism for a more cordial and robust working relationship between ANA and GAW under Dr. Camynta Baezie’s leadership. ANA finally wished Dr. Camynta Baezie and other elected executive members of the GAW national body a successful tenure.
The Ghana Association of Writers (GAW) has been in existence since 1957. After a long period following the overthrow of the First Republic, the resurgence of the organisation began in the 1970s and 1980s. GAW has overcome many challenges to run major literary programs.
The organisation’s aims include bringing together all writers – including those interested in writing creative literary content in Ghana – to create a forum for the study of Ghanaian literary heritage and the exchange of ideas, protect and advance the interests of Ghanaian writers, and foster the development of literature in Ghanaian and foreign languages. GAW focuses on encouraging the study, documentation and preservation of Ghanaian oral traditions and cultural elements, and awakening, cultivating and educating the literary consciousness of the Ghanaian public.
Furthermore, its aims include establishing and maintaining suitable relationships with other writers, writers’ organisations and allied institutions, as well as local and foreign publishers and the book world generally.

Ana Congratulates Camynta Baezie On His Emergence As Gaw President

Welcome readers 
My pen name is GOSEZUA son of light
Welcome to my world of illustrated literature...
This piece here is an attempt to write a long fun series, being someone with an interest in culture and also an evangelist I’m trying to find a way to merge biblical stories into African cultural setting so enjoy..

This particularly story is my adventurous, thrilling and dramatic version of the David stories...
Also I have beautiful works of art and the end of every chapter..stay blessed readers...

Chapter 1

How dare you?
Came the hot rebuke of the seer Ehioseh to the Great King of Isirele, Aigbojie the despicable
“How dare you risk the very lives of your people by making alliance with the dreaded kingdom of Uyigba and Iruh, 
kingdoms you know have never desired nor sought the good of their neighbours... people who...
“Silence Old prophet, Silence or I will rip your tounge from between your aged teeths, “
It’s one thing that you pronounced me as king over the lands, and it’s another to defy my order...
The king snarled in anger,

“But you defy the order of the God who enthroned you...you make alliance with his enemies”

Says who Old man, I have never heared your God speak to me, yet you stand there and tell me he says this and he says that, if he really announced me king over his people then he should let me rule as I deem fit..barked Aigbojie in defiance

Ehioseh the prophet, chief priest of Isirele, stood with his head bent over as his cotton white drapery danced in the gentle breeze flowing through the opened palace windows, in a flash his head was up again, looking straight at the king and like one possessed by celestial forces he spoke

“This day have you been rejected oh king and another, a servant of yours shall take your place”

“Allow me my master, allow me and I shall separate his head from his shoulders”this was Enubha the chief guard begging the king to release him for a swift work on the prophet”...

“Let him go” he must be kept alive to spot the servant destined to take my place, and when he does ..I shall have both their bodies impaled on a spike at the gates of my palace”

The prophet was allowed out of the palace but immediately he left, he sensed a presence behind him,
It was an evil bird the Iyepe bird flying swiftly above him to a destination unknown to the prophet 
But he had a clue ..
“Indeed it’s the Iyekpe, messenger of evil, no doubt a strong man had sent this bird to eavesdrop on the conversation I had with the king...I await their response..

Just before Ehioseh moved a few paces..standing in front of him was Ozawa king of Iruh, one of the wicked Kings Aigbojie made alliance with...

“what is the meaning of this, let me pass” Ehioseh with a disgusted look on his face demanded,

The grin on Ozawa face, allured to his obvious response “you go nowhere prophet, you see ,you are the only thing standing in our way, your stupid king is already blinded by his thirst of making a name for himself as the Overlord of Iruh and Uyboja and Isirele,
But when we are done with him and his people he won’t even have a plot of land to boast of”

You may have fooled the king, but you didn’t fool The God of isi rele, you days are numbered Ozawa, you and your treacherous allies will be dealt with and your wickedness eliminated from the face of the earth”

Bringing out his Eben(native sword) Ozawa spoke”yes about your God and his plans , I will end it here by killing you, let’s see what will become of your trash about the Elimination of Iruh” 
“Ehioseh, prepare to join your ancestors!!!
With a battle cry Ozawa made for Ehioseh with his sword swung at his Head aiming for his skull ...but just before Impact, a presence around Ehioseh formed a forced field that reversed the blade ...deflecting it backwards and spliting Ozawa’s chest in Half

“Ahhh gods of my ancestors ...don’t let me end like this”

Looking down upon the wounded king Ehioseh now wielding the sword of Ozawa spoke
“You made many women childless, your own mother will feel that pain today”
With several swift strikes...Ozawa was severed in pieces and defeated and Ehioseh went on his way

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Dark Saint(the movie)
The Avengers all assembled at the Avengers Tower where all the heroes get to talk about their next phase of protecting different earthly universe.
A dark cloudy smoke appeared from the ground covering the entire room until a spark from no where lit the smoke and all the avengers heroes were inflamed with a black fire. They couldn’t put out the fire and suddenly a man on a red cape flew in and blew a cold air on them, neutralizing the fire and its effect. They got up and was marveled upon seeing a face haven’t seen before and that was Superman.
To be continued…

Dark Saint

Every living human be you male or female is entitled for one particular duty which is “Fighting for your own”but nowadays people find it very hard to depend on their self’s may be because of lack of encouragement or the obstacles they face in life,but am here to tell you that nothing should be your excuse because no body is born to fail and what ever thing you give room in your life is actually what will possess you.In life,before you raise above or to your expectations,you must experience downfall in one way or the other and making unwanted mistakes are necessary thoughts of nature cuss it makes you to learn and acquire knowledge to keep excelling.But for achieving this idea,there are two necessary task i require you should know.
PHYSICAL TASK:In this task,being self dependent is the key for fulfilling this function.Try to make self decisions that reflects to your goals rather than that of others.What has been the reasons for your daily meditations doing your quite times,do you meditate to find solution to your problems or because you see others doing it so you decided to join them and know what it is like.Always endeavor to be making useful use of any ideas that comes out of your head cuss no idea is a waste.Be strong enough to believe you are a genius in all you do because you are unique.Do your thing in your own preferred way that is right and strive to get a good result out of it.
SPIRITUAL TASK:This is when you seek assistance from external bodies which is the ‘HEAVENS’.Make sure to be putting God first in anything you wish to do in this life cuss you can’t bear a long lasting fruit when you choose to do it alone with out involving him in it.He is always available to hear and answer you when ever you call upon him,so always walk with him in all you do and you will see your self progressing beyond imagination.
CONCLUSION:Try to learn more about your self,appreciate who you are and treat your self with respect.THANKS

How You Can Always Be Your Self

I'm sure You already know what Amazon is, but just in case you don't;

Amazon is currently the largest single online store in the world and is owned by Jeff Bezos, 2nd wealthiest man on earth.

An estimated 2 billion people shop on Amazon everyday.

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Dear reader, 
Take some time off to breathe, you need to. It’s definitely one of the things you never forget to do, but now I want you to do it deliberately, breathe! 
That was too short, I want you to take a very deep breathe.
If you didn’t make the sound that comes after then I’ll advice you breathe again. 
Breatheeeee… 
Okay, thank you. 

Prioritize your growth. 
Sometimes, you have to be your own inspiration, because if you don’t, who will ? Well, I can but what happens when I am sleeping on duty ? It doesn’t mean I do that. 
You need to place priority on yourself, you need to take time out to reflect, you need to recognize your strengths and weaknesses. 
Before heading to bed, evaluate how well you spent your day, write down ways it could have ended better. 

You are special. 
You are special, you need to see yourself that way always, if you do otherwise, it can cause those who see you as special to stop seeing you that way. You have light in you, shine bright. I believe in you, yourself can’t exhaust it’s greatness so please shine! Shine! Shine! 

Failure? 
What we consider as failure can be subject to what you think failure is, what do you think failure is? Failure is subject to you, your mind, so broaden your horizon, you will realize that sometimes you learnt lessons and didn’t fail. 

Speaking nice words 
What is the first thing that comes out of your mouth when you make a mistake? 
Who takes all the blame when you make a mistake?
The mind is easy to find someone/something to blame, it’s own way of finding solace and solutions. 
When next you make a mistake, say nice words, and quit looking for what to hang the blame on if there won’t be a solution after you have done that. 

Who are your friends?
This is probably the entirety of it all, the people around you should be deliberately selected by you! People should not sneak into your life, but it’s their choice to sneak out. Most times we fail to understand that if people choose to leave your life, it’s their choice, do not love people more than they love themselves. 
Your friends are those who know who you are, if you have to constantly remind them about who you are, they are probably not supposed to be your friends because they see you clearer than you see yourself, if they can’t, then there’s something wrong with their eyes. A friend should be there for you always, a friend should know your weaknesses and strengths.
It is important to have friends, the right ones. The definition of friendship is simple, “a second pair of eyes”. 

Always breathe!

Kinshtoyou�

Did You Breathe Today ?

Chapter 294
Hello everyone, if you have been following this story on light reader, then you should know that Chapter 294-298 is out, here is the first chapter for today
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Alex stood in front of the mirror wondering if he will remain disfigured forever, he runs his finger through his face and sighed.

But he saw Sandra through the mirror looking at him and he turned to face her.

“How are you? Come” Sandra walked to him and he hug her still looking at his face in the mirror, he has become a very sad man these days and Sandra didn’t know how to get back her man.

Even though Alex seems to be happy whenever she’s around him, she knows he’s not happy.

“You know you can always get back your face,” Sandra said as she place her head on his chest.

“And what magic would that be?” Alex asks scoffing at Sandra's comment.

Even though he schooled abroad, and had all the exposure, he has no time for cosmetic surgery, he has heard about it before but he didn’t think he will be in a position to have one done on him.

“But we just have to try one of these Doctors” Sandra insisted because she won’t like Alex wearing this kind of face on their wedding day.

Alex agrees so she stops talking about it, he’s not having it easy on himself either so he agrees to see the doctor even though he didn’t quite like it.

The next day both Alex and Sandra are in the man's office.

“How may I help you?” he ask them and Alex wondered if he was truly the doctor they saw on TV.

“Can’t he see my face?” he muttered but told him anyway why they are there.

"Is okay, we can handle that, but it will cost you a lot of money, do you have anyone, like parents, Guardian, who can pay for the surgery.?"

Alex wanted to get angry but Sandra held his hand and squeezed it, signaling him to calm down.

"Of course, I have the money to pay for it."

“Very well then, you need to sign some papers before we start.”

“I don’t like that doctor,” Alex told Sandra on their way home.

"You need to calm down, all you want is your face back, and after that, you have no reason to talk to him again.”

“Fine, I will just do this for you,” he said and smile, but Sandra didn’t know the difference if he smiles or not, everything about his face remains the same, so expressionless.

The doctor gave them three days to come back for the surgery after they’ve paid the money and all documentation has been finalized.

They went back after three days and Alex was asked to go into an office to meet the surgeon while Sandra wait behind in the receiving room.

Alex walked straight and open the door, he was dumbstruck at the beauty sitting in front of him.

“Can a human being be this beautiful?” He muttered never averting his gaze from her.

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Love Out Of League

It’s dark, I can see but it doesn’t feel like it
I’m not in pain yet ,yet i feel sore 
Days have passed, I think it’s half a decade 
More or less, So many summers have gone 
Many winters too
Everything is numb , it’s there , yet feels inexistent 

“Mi Amor
I miss you , everyday I spend away from you 
Stings my heart , renders me useless “
I think of you with all my being , my waking moments , the only reason I want to wake up , the moments when I see your pictures again 

Amir shrugged looking at a corner in his cell , he stood up and went to the wall , he took her picture of the wall , sat back on his bed , he stared at the picture 

“I know you blame yourself for what happened 
I know you want to be in here with me , I know you are out there for our baby 

Roses are red 
Violets are blue 
My heart yearns for you 
Your heart yearns for me too

What happened that night wasn’t your fault , and I couldn’t even think about you in jail , that can’t happen,For the sake of our unborn baby 
There was nothing we could have done , that accident , there was nothing we could do , and I had to make the sacrifice 

Your heart is so pure
Your being without blemish
So sweet so affectionate 
My lover my queen

I want this to be good bye , I want poor Rose to have another father , I want her to have a complete family , I don’t want her to know me as a fugitive , , I don’t want you to write back to me , I removed your name from the visitors list , you won’t be allowed to visit me anymore 

I miss your meals 
I miss your kisses 
I miss you 
I miss everything about you
I miss waking up to you staring at me 
I miss life itself, you make my life have meaning
Mon Cheri “

Amir stood up again and hung back her picture 
He folded the letter and put it in an envelope 
He put it beside side bed

Bye Pat , he said quietly, he couldn’t bring himself to put it at the end of the letter 
He laid back on his bed and turned away 

In the end it was just a sad lonely man 
Alone in a dark cell, locked away in his own darkness, love is his only utopia 
Like a fool’s paradise 
�

[B][/b]a Prisoner's Dilemma[b][/b]

Tobi looked back two more times and clutched his bag to his chest. He had been hearing footsteps behind him for some minutes now. 

"Aargh!" He screamed when a strong hand touched him at the back. His bag dropped from his grip into a small muddy pool in front of him. The water splashed onto his white sneakers and he covered his face with both hands.

"Quench it, idiot!" Kwame barked at the guy with the cigarette and the boy did as he was told. One by one, the boys found things on which to sit, mostly abandoned bricks, while waiting for Tobi to come around.

"Come off it, my boti brother," Kwame said, trying to ease Tobi's mind. Tobi then raised both of his hands in the air to show surrender.
"Tobi Emiola," Kwame pronounced the name slowly. "You'll be going to Ghana and from there to London," Kwame said before looking up into Tobi's face.

"Your father must have told you that you're going to London, right?" 

Tobi nodded sheepishly. The other boys who had been itching to laugh for so long laughed hard at the pitiful 25-year old nodding and their cracked voices reverberated in the environment.

"Governor's son," Kwame taunted in a low voice. "What state is the man governing?" Kwame asked his assistant, Psycho, who sat closest to him.

"Odogwu did not mention," Psycho replied calmly in a voice surprisingly different from others. He was the most intellectual of the gang and acted secretary-like.

"But Tobi, your only job was to stay where the driver dropped you. Why did you run away?"
Tobi shook his head vigorously instead of answering. The insecurity in the country was getting unbearable due to the elections. His father had thought it wise to send his children out of the country, one at a time to avoid public sentiments. 

"You're quietly going to London," His father had said and it had sounded like music to his ears. The next time someone mentioned taking him somewhere quietly, he would make sure he probed before he assented. 

Some minutes ago, his father's driver had dropped him at an unknown place and had driven off as fast as lightning. Scared, he had stayed under the umbrella of a woman selling roadside rice and beans. But he had to leave when he started seeing men in dark suits hiding around the area. His experience of men in dark suits made him nauseous. Not once, but twice had he been kidnapped by people who had pretended to be part of his father's security. The first wasn't made public but the second did and the media did a good job of reporting it as the first. But then, a particular TV personality who was known for always running after the truth started digging around. So, if the guys in black suits weren't kidnappers, they could be from the media.

"You no suppose leave that place!" Kwame had stood on his feet and was now shouting at the top of his voice. "Psycho, bring the body!"
Psycho beckoned to Blade who dragged a heavy sack with dark-red bloodstains to the centre of the guys. For the first time, Tobi dropped his hands so he could check the contents of the sack. In it lay a man in a black suit whose neck had been slashed many times with a machete. The blood on his neck was still fresh and had only just started clotting.

Continue reading part II here

JAPA--A Nigerian Story Of Survival

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It was never an option for me,
Focused on winning bread and providing the meat,
On a straight cause, my heart travelled.
Not willing to make any side stops along the journey.

Unexpectedly this image flashed across my gaze,
My neck stiffly turned in the direction of my distraction
Boom! I was off track, with my head viewing from the position of my feet, and my feet up straight like a head.

Oh! How did I lose focus?
The me who talks with me in the inside,
Constantly presenting the image of this ravishing figure on the screen of my inner eye.

All I wanted was to bring into my reality this ravishing image, sitting next to me as I resume my forey.
But like a mirage, the more I try to reach out,
The more this "all I want in my life" keeps running further.

All the man living within me could say was, 
May be not today, but if you ever look my way,
I'll be right here to catch your gaze.

Distracted

Nothing with clear specification,every living soul be you male or female is absolutely born to succeed,but it all depends on who wishes to win or not.Failure is easily acquired because it is a choice while he that chooses to win does what it takes to earn it cuz success is what you need to work out for.Now the question is 'what do you normally do when ever you experience failure'.Do you surrender thinking all hope is gone when you know that once their is life,opportunities are still guaranteed,Do you degrade you self thinking you are not good enough when you seriously need to work on your self,Do you relax hoping that help will come from some body when you are the one to make it happen.
Life is all about falling and raising cuz nothing comes easy,and when ever you start raising,at a spot you start noticing failure from any angle just know that there is some thing you need to fix in your part for it to perfect back to your expectations .Further more,you allowing your self to be failing all the time makes you to keep seeing your self as a loser and it also covers you from achieving the necessary things you deserve to get,in the sense that where you suppose to fit in can't be discovered again because your humor is already filled with this thoughts of not always giving out the best when needed,which is why you need to aspire to be successful at all times.
Any time you set up a goal you desire to acquire,and it happens it didn't work out as planned all because of one thing all the other,try as much as possible to figure out the reason for the show down and tackle it immediately in other for it to not be an obstacle in getting what you wanted.
IN SUMMARY::You must be big enough to admit your mistakes,correct them and be strong enough to learn from them,although it may not be easy but your determination to be perfect will surely see you through.THANK YOU FOR READING

AUTHOR...''Wonderfulderah''

Reasons Why You Always Fail

Jason climbed up the steps and dashed into the house like an antelope. He took a second to wipe his sweaty brow and screamed at the top of his voice.

‘‘Mom…where in the world are you? You need to hear this’’.

Jason didn’t wait to hear her reply. He passed the living room like a lightning bolt and headed straight for the tiny room that served as his dad’s study, where he knew his mom would be, writing articles for the local newspaper.

‘‘What’s going on Jason? Is everything alright?’’ His mom met him at the door with a worried expression on her face.

Jason opened his mouth to talk, but no words came out. The happiness in his heart had somehow taken up space in his voice box, making speech momentarily difficult. 

He struggled for some seconds and massaged his neck muscles, but still no words came out. So he did the only thing he knew to do. He stepped up and hugged his mom, a full tight embrace that lasted several heartbeats and caused her to relax visibly.

“Mom…” his voice was barely a whisper. “I just got a scholarship”.

He felt her stiffen a bit and knew without a doubt that she had heard him. He pulled back and thumped his fists into the air, adrenaline pulsing through his veins.

“Yeah, it has happened, Mom. I just got a full ride football scholarship to ULCA."

Broken Crayons

thank you all, i'hve noticed some incorrect spellings becoming a normal thing in Nigeria, i mean it's fastly wiping away those wright once away, coming online daily to communicate as made me nearly lost how to spell words appopriately, trying to write my boss or important persons could be very difficult to me this days as i will always take some time to battle with bad spellings have got from online communities such as naijaworld and etc. words like vawulence and co. as once made me thought i was wright in the spelling until a friend noticed and drew my attention to, please can we stop this immediately before it will cost us our letters and bussiness proposals thrown out the window? or except we have decided to corrupt the original English spellings to create Ours, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

Wrong Spelling Becoming A Norm In Nigeria.

The recent massacre happened at a Catholic cathedral, killing 40 people. And more Catholic priests were kidnapped within a month. A deep sigh from me amplified my relief. But I knew even that was temporary. I was part of an almost-extinct group of people.

I wore my chiffon cape on my plain black T-shirt. The cape, recently in fashion, hid my bulging tummy. I smiled at what I saw in the mirror. Walking out of my room, I find Mother and Lavender also dressed up for church. Going to church was dangerous, but even if I were to die there, I'd do it like some rich Lagos Aunty.

And just then, an unusual sight caught my attention. It was a beardless fresh guy with oily skin in a black suit. He had his afro hair up like those who played musical instruments in church. His chocolate complexion screamed “Miri's style!” My eyes followed the eye-candy who walked smartly in his neatly pressed trousers.

“My Sunday is made,” I murmured, smiling while the queue got to our turn. Lavender got out of the car to open the car's boot, so the security guys could check if we had a human head or some toy guns. Eye candy, aka EC, or rather Eecey walked ahead of us. And that was when my eyes caught the strange-looking briefcase he held unto just as he passed by the gate. An alarm rang in my head, “The briefcase!” it screamed. Guys here carried bags to church, not suitcases.

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Mere Attraction

Àláàmù ẹ̀rọ ìbánisọ̀rọ̀ mi lo jí mi ni dédé aago mẹ́fa aárọ̀ yìí. Mo sáré dìde, mo wólẹ̀ láti gbàdúrà, kíá, mo ti bọ́ sínú balùwẹ̀, gẹ́gẹ́bí ọmọ Ọkùnrin tó dùn ń wò, mo ta mọ́ra, mo gbé fáìlì kiridésíàsì mi, mo tún yẹ ara mi wò lẹ́ẹ̀kan si kí n tó bọ́ s'ójú ọ̀nà.

Mo dé ilé iṣẹ́ tí mo kọ ìwé ìwásẹ́ sí, mo kọ orúkọ mi si ibi tí àwọn tó wá se ìfọ̀rọ̀wánilẹ́niwò fún isẹ́ kọ orúkọ wọn sí. Àtẹ̀jísẹ́ ìyá mi ló kọ́kọ́ wọlé s'órí èrọ́ ìbánisọ̀rọ̀ mi bí mo se tan èrọ náà. Lẹ́yìn tí mo ka gbogbo ádùrá tí ìyá mi ṣe fún mi tan, ni mo tún rí ọ̀rọ̀ ìtùnú àti ádùrá tí olólùfẹ́ mi Àbẹ̀kẹ́ tẹ̀ ránṣẹ́ sí mi, mo rẹ́ẹ̀rin músẹ́, ọkàn mi tutù, ayọ̀ mí sì kún. 

"Arákùnrin Adébáyọ̀ Adégoríọlá !!!" Akọ̀wé ilé iṣẹ́ náà ló ń pe orúkọ mi láti orí ìjòkó rẹ̀ níwájú ilé ìgbàlèjò ilé iṣẹ́ náà, "èmi re", mo dáa lóhún, "ẹ̀yin lọkàn, ẹ wọlé sí ófìsì tí ó wà ní apá òtún yín".

Ọmọ Obìnrin tí ọjọ́ orí i rẹ̀ kò ju ọdún mẹ́rìndíNWógójì lọ ni mo rí tó jòkó sórí àga nínú ófìsì ọgá àgbà ilé iṣẹ́ náà, "ẹ jòkó", mo se bó ti wí. "Mo ti wo àwọn kiridésíàsì yín, mo rí pé o yege nínú èkọ́ rẹ, kódà, o pegedé, ṣùgbọ́n, iwe tí o kà ju isẹ́ tí a fẹ́ gbàyàn sí lọ", "Mo mọ̀ bẹ́ẹ̀ mà", mo dáa lóhún, "kílódé tí o wá kọ ìwé láti gba isẹ́ yìí" ?? "Kí n lè máa rí ọwọ́ mú lọ s'ẹ́nu ni Mà". 

"Ọ̀rọ̀ rẹ kúkú yé mi", ọ̀gá ilé iṣẹ́ náà fèsì. "Ó da náà, hun ó fùn ń ọ ní'sẹ́ yìí tí o bá ti lè dá májẹ̀mú pé wàá ṣe kini kan fún mi", mo dáa lóhùn, "kíni kíni ọ̀hún "

© 'Kunle JONISE.

ÌRìnkèrindò Iṣẹ́ Wíwá Ọ̀Gbẹ́ni Adébáyọ̀.

When I started as a creative writer, my focus was fiction writing because I love reading and writing stories a lot. During those days, all my plans were to write my own novels and publish them. I never for once thought about writing for someone else in return for money. Even though I knew what freelance writing was all about, I never gave it much attention. I just hated writing something with my brain only to be claimed by someone else. Most times, I did call it slavery.

When I saw people's posts on how they made 150-200k monthly from freelance writing, I used to think they were lying because the first time I tried it, the price looked too cheap to me. So I gave it a quit. When I finally met Aminat Abimbola Soliu , she changed my whole perspective on freelance writing. 

When we started our conversations, she didn't even tell me she was a writer. She told me she bakes cake. When I told her that I love creative writing, that I love writing fiction, she told me she's a copywriter.

"Tell me, how is writing with you?" I asked her.

She told me one naira per word is a great deal; I was confused. She then went ahead and narrated how she made N30,000 in 15 days with a 0.5 naira per word deal. I was wowed. I gathered those conversations together and used them as a kind of motivation. Then, I started.

I put all my best into the task. I could remember that he gave me the topics on a Saturday morning and wanted me to deliver them on Sunday. So for almost forty-eight hours, I forgot every other thing I needed to do—sewing, and many school assignments that I needed to submit the following Monday.

In the end, I came up with the content on Sunday evening. When I sent the whole 6,000 words to him, he didn't reply to me again. I tried sending him several messages throughout the week but all my efforts to reach him were to no avail. He never blocked me, but he switched off his read receipt so I find it difficult to know whether he read my messages or not. And you won't even know whether he's online or not. He did the job perfectly; I nearly cried.

After two weeks, I got tired of contacting him. Then I started searching for freelance websites across the Internet. I tried Linked In, but my account kept getting blocked after the first login; I went back to my old Fiverr account and created a new gig. After waiting for weeks and nothing happened, I forgot it and tried Freelancer and Upwork: They both worked.

At first, I got bored and almost tired of writing proposals on these two sites. Then one afternoon, I logged into Upwork to check for available jobs, and that was how I bumped into this ghostwriting job by a guy from Hongkong whose job focus was all about writing articles related to book publishing. I bid for a $20 per 1000 words article and submitted it with my last 4 connects.

In the middle of the following week, after the fourth day of writing the proposal, I got an email from Upwork Notification that I'd been offered the job. And that's how the journey started. 

Even though I never loved ghostwriting in the beginning, I find myself doing it because I need extra income aside from the sewing business I'm into. And writing a novel is not as easy as I had thought. 

My first novel is still in the rewriting stage since last year and is not yet ready for publication. Would I need to wait till I publish the book before I start earning from writing? No, I need to become a freelance writer, make freelance writing a side hustle, and focus on my dream of becoming a fiction writer.

How I Become A Freelance Writer

Collective Growth Should Be The Goal: 

Until we start doing what is right for all of us and not what is right for few of us, we will (not) and (cannot) develop like the whites.

Real growth and sustainable development begin from the inside (and what can be found inside? Refined character obviously.)

Therefore, it is safe to say that, until blacks begin to think and act selflessly; we will not advance as much as we daily wish and work towards.

We will soar as high and prosper as desired only when we see collective growth as the goal rather than personal interest. It should be about us all.

I am Nollywood' Seiyefa John✍️ and above is my humble opinion/submission. 

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Collective Growth Should Be The Goal

Every person who ever sat down to write an essay, or an article, or a letter, or even something as seemingly simple as a social media post knows that writing can be difficult. Even seasoned writers don't sit (or stand) and begin to rapidly write out fully formed sentences, producing great pieces of literature with ease and in very little time. Writing is difficult for every one of us but a lot of people have conquered the odds to produce great pieces of writing so why can't you? Let's look into some common challenges that writers face:

• The words aren't coming
This frustration can make writers question their intelligence. They stare at the blank page or screen in front of them, their hands poised and ready to strike...but nothing comes. It's a really frustrating feeling and writers who feel this way usually avoid writing, waiting for that moment when the words will finally tumble out of their fingertips. Some call this Writer's block.
When faced with this, it's a good idea to relieve yourself of the pressure that comes with that writing project. Try to write something else which actually interests you and is not exactly important. Something for your eyes alone. Writing something of which you have no pressure to do good at could draw your words out. After writing that, you can then refocus on writing that is actually required of you.

• I'm writing words, but they make no sense
I'll offer a solution found in the book, Writing Without Teachers by Peter Elbow: "There's garbage in your head; if you don't let it out onto paper, it will really infect everything else up there". Accept the fact that your first draft won't be your final piece of writing, continue to pour out the garbage in your head. Let the words show themselves on paper or on screen, then write again, again and again, consciously noticing where you made mistakes, and correcting yourself until your nth draft starts to make sense. 

• I can't bring myself to start writing
Many people would say, "Just write" and the response in indignation would be, "but that's exactly the problem, I can't write!". This can be especially daunting when there's a deadline. When faced with an assignment which seems boring, turn to research. The internet and library are large sources of information, but also seek advice from experts. If you're writing about, say, health, consider asking a doctor or a nurse you know (remember to quote them in your reference). Talking with a person could prove more interesting than less personal means of research. If you're writing something less serious, take a walk. The change of environment and connection with other people could activate the words which seem to have been lodged in a deep recess of your brain. 

Always remember that there's always room for improvement, so if you constantly face challenges in writing, seek solutions to make you writing process easier; and your writing clearer and with a strong sense of your own distinct voice.

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