NAIJA KREATIVES

FINALLY HOME I was only thirteen. There was a time when I would have played referee. There was a time when I would have joined them in shouting at the top of my voice in a bid to bring back peace. A time when I would have wept bitterly, pleading with my parents to stop. But not anymore. Now I am just their non-cheering audience. Now I weep bitterly but silently. I just watch since realising that this was their most enjoyed time. This was their most heated moment. It was only fair of me to let them be even though it was one - among many others - of their ways to torture me. One minute they were lovers in a world of their own, the next they were enemies but still manage to remain in one world. They kept arguing. Mum was flapping her hands. Dad was hollering with his head bobbing up and down. Mum bent to pick something..... And suddenly, her five inches block heels came flying in my direction. I quickly duck. They didn't miss a beat. Mum was screaming like a ...

AWESOMENESS OF WRITERS Writers are immortal. They do not die. Their flesh might be lowered below the mother earth but their writings will live long like the earth. Writers are webs. Different works of life warped together to form a web called writers. . . Do you know that a writer is a footballer? Yes! He dribbles the mind of his readers. . A writer is a tailor. He weaves millions of words to form a beautiful fabric of words. . A writer is a sculptor. He carves his characters to his satisfaction and specification. . A writer Is a painter. He paints his own world with the ideas in his head and a willing biro. . A writer is a god. He creates his own characters, gives them shelter, marry for them, gives them food and clothing and kills them at will. . A writer is a magician. He holds his readers spellbound with the hypnosis of his writings. . A writer is a doctor. He treats age- long emotional ailments with a line of thought. . A writer is a polic...