Nkem...My Hope

I glanced at Nkem from a distance and smiled. Yes, I smiled. I smiled not because I was content but because it was what I did when I was deeply hurt. I was hurt, badly and I shook my head slowly from side-to-side. I stood up from the stool and looked into the sky as though I would get answers...the sun had begun to set. I watched 2 dogs chase each other across the yard. The bigger one which I perceived was the male chased behind the female, sniffed...

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Friend Moments by Oladayo Olajide

Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to introduce a new upcoming female talent in the literary community. Please welcome Debby Dhayor! *crowd roar* *applause* *taking a bow* Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Okay, you know those times when you don’t just get on with your close buddies? Here’s some musings from that perspective. Enjoy as always...@ moi frequency...*wink* Wow! I just hate it when I do this. It’s really cool to be left alone in some things. Friends can never always be the same. Some are made for some people and some for another....

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Info Age: Good cause or curse?

The information age was projected to reduce workload hence create more time but the opposite is happening. Technology has created a virtual reality of what isn't there at all.  The industrial age was escorted out with the introduction of machines which were projected to ease and shed some work hours off, hence creating more time but this has only led to more demand for that scarce resource called Time. It has only created more avenue for more time demand in the workplace at the expense of the family. Present modern family systems are slowly...

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The 20m parable

I counted... 6m...12m...then I aked him again. "Each colour is 6m right?". "Yes Michael", he responded  "Wait a minute...lemme count again" as I said with excitement on my face. "1...2...3...3 and a half...Wow!" "Let's just say 20m, right?" I asked again. This time he was deeply engrossed in his work and could barely hear me. I recounted the climbing experience as I made it up the steps to try to reach the top of the 50m tower with the aid...

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