Creative Writing

I CHOOSE! “It’s quiet. It’s early. My coffee is hot. The sky is still black. The world is still asleep. The day is coming. In a few moments the day will arrive. It will roar down the track with the rising of the sun. The stillness of the dawn will be exchanged for the noise of the day. The calm …

In one of my final year courses (can’t remember the course title now), we discussed on the topic Conflict resolution. One of the most effective methods of conflict resolution we were taught is Separation. I think a major mistake most people make is thinking they can force the whole reconciliation process. Hurt takes time to heal, forgiveness needs time to …

I actually wrote this over a month ago but felt it didn’t make much sense, so I didn’t bother posting it. Well that’s not entirely true. I was suffering from what I call ‘writer’s laziness’. I had written the post over a month ago but was too lazy to edit it, added to the feeling of no one being able …

“It’s about to rain heavily, are you sure you still want to go back to school this evening?” Chigozie Azuka heard her mother’s voice vibrate through the walls of her room. She threw the last content of her bag on her blue flowered bed sheet which matched the light blue walls of her room, giving the room a welcoming feel. …

At the end of the day, there are some things you just can’t help but talk about. Some things we just don’t want to hear, and some things we say because we can’t be silent any longer. Some things are more than what you say. They’re what you do. Some things you say because you have no other choice. Some …

At the end of the day, when it comes down to it, all we really want is to be close to somebody. So this thing where we all keep our distance and pretend not to care about each other, it’s usually a load of bull. So we pick and choose who we want to remain close to, and once we’ve …

People are afraid of themselves, of their own reality; their feelings most of all. People talk about how great love is, but that’s bullshit. Love hurts. Feelings are disturbing. People are taught that pain is evil and dangerous. How can they deal with love if they are afraid to feel? Pain is meant to wake us up. People try to …

Out of sight they say is out of mind. This can be understood from two different views but I go with the understanding that says when you are apart from someone you gradually forget them. Sometimes you wonder how it is that you feel so strongly about one particular person and you just can’t seem to shake off the feeling. …

It’s with shame and regre I write this story. I got exactly what I deserved. I played with fire and I got burnt. Luckily for me, I would be discharged from the hospital by the weekend. The injuries I sustained were not quite serious, just a broken arm and leg with a few bruises but believe me when I say …

Such rude shock! Seeing her personal message on blackberry messenger with the words ‘R.I.P’…I enlarged the display picture and behold…it was a secondary school mate. Another UDSS ’05 fallen hero. Life as we know is vanity. We are here today, gone tomorrow like the wind. I remember reading a tweet last year which said ‘when someone dies, the rest of …