Life Lessons from Stories

Do you love crime fiction? Then this story is all you ever wanted.   Start the story from here. A glorious mess When Dara stepped outside her apartment to the access gate to pick up her delivery, it was a lady still fully kitted in her helmet, biker jacket, biker gloves and even goggles that

Do you love crime fiction? Then this story is all you ever wanted. Karo Karo was looking down with her head bent forward into her mobile phone as she crossed the street. She didn’t have to worry about running into a vehicle that Sunday morning as most residents were either in church or somewhere loafing about

Do you love crime fiction? Then this story is all you ever wanted.   Death at the Henderson Hotel The pool was the most spectacular outdoor attraction at the Henderson Hotel on Ahmadu Bellow way, Victoria Island. During the day, it was the finest of mirrors, never showing exactly what was above, but converting it

quotes loading   Diana was going to die in three days, but she had no idea what was lurking ahead of her. Don’t they say that none of us will leave this world alive? Her time had come, this story tells of her last three days. Join me as each day unfolds. Day 1 Albert

“In 2022, a total of 80 blog posts were published throughput the year”    It’s that time of the year again, when we look back at the last few months, to take stock of how much we achieved and whether it matched our aspirations at the beginning of the year. Like every year since 2019,

““But the husband cannot be guilty of a rape committed by himself upon his lawful wife, for by their mutual matrimonial consent and contract the wife hath given herself up in this kind unto her husband which she cannot retract.”  Sir Matthew Hale; History of the Pleas of the Crown (1736), “He raped me” was

“Sometimes I trust too easily, not because I am naive,  but because my heart wants to believe that not everyone is out to deceive”  Please follow the story from the second part here. There I was, a failed project. Since I came back from the hospital, I felt like an outcast. Everyone at the house

“Sometimes I trust too easily, not because I am naive,  but because my heart wants to believe that not everyone is out to deceive”  Please follow the story from the first part here. I don’t recollect telling you my name, yet you didn’t deem it fit to ask. I suppose that my story interests you

“Real love isn’t just a euphoric, spontaneous feeling—it’s a deliberate choice—a plan to love each other for better and worse, for richer and poorer, in sickness and in health.“ Olatoye Omotolani Joy Ojo  From my last post, you will recall I had mentioned K and I had dated for 9 years and I’m sure some

“Secrets and lies kill relationships. No matter how careful you are, you will get caught”  Short story is written by the Prolific Jolade The Lord is about to use me as a tool to fulfil the scriptures. Those were the thoughts in Lola’s mind as she stares at the particular picture on the page of

“Sometimes I trust too easily, not because I am naive,  but because my heart wants to believe that not everyone is out to deceive”  Please don’t judge me until you know my story. I wonder why “DoST” thinks that Miss Gullible aptly describes my story. He is so quick to judge in my opinion. I

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“This is a spanking new blog series that would amuse and delight you” Olatoye Omotolani Joy Ojo  The other day K and I were gisting, obviously not our first time, but this particular topic is the regular couples’ dreaded talk. No normal couple will allow their conversation travel to that extreme. We were conversing about

“It’s three years already?”  Tempus fugit is a Latin phrase, usually translated into English as “time flies”. And yes its been three years already. Time indeed flies when you are having fun. I stumbled on my second anniversary blog post, exactly a year ago, and I knew there was no way I wouldn’t be putting

“A dream is a wish your heart makes.” ~ Walt Disney Read the second episode here Part 3 *** Kunle flung his brief case on the bed, later that morning. Then he rummaged through his well-arranged-clothes drawer for his international passport. He found the small green booklet nestled at the back of the lower drawer, in

“A dream is a wish your heart makes.” ~ Walt Disney Read the first part here Hayden moved like his knees were just hinges, wobbling to and fro on the soft center rug before falling on his padded bottom.  Then he clapped like it was all part of the plan and rolled to his stomach to

“A dream is a wish your heart makes.” ~ Walt Disney 12th July 2013 “Wait – what was that noise?” Harriet froze, then cocked her head ever so slowly as though in slow motion. Her eyes darted to the left and right, as she tried to figure out where the sound came from. She sucked in

“I am the bomb that bursts through the very heart”  The blast knocked him to the ground. About fifty miles away from where  the explosion rocked, waves of tremor, so intense, collapsed many buildings on both sides of the popular Old Town Road, located right in the heart of the city. He laid motionless.    Across the

“There is not a more repulsive spectacle than on old man who will not forsake the world, which has already forsaken him.” ~ T. S. Eliot  You certainly haven’t met Mr. Flo, if you did, you wouldn’t forget him in a hurry. He wore a map of wrinkles on his face like a badge of

“Some things are only real if you believe in them” Unknown Please follow the story from here The minute Charles stepped out of the banking hall into the daylight, it felt oddly bright, casting the adjoining structures into dark shadows against a sky of palest blue.  The sun had taken it’s rightful place in the