Jailbait
I could sense her. Her eyes on my back. All over my body. I couldn't see her, but I knew someone was very interested in me. I'm forty. Married. And…
Short stories
Lost
All you said, were mine All you did was for me All you were; was me. Now you speak and I hear another Now you act and I see him…
MEET JACK SCHITT…
Jack is the only son of Awe Schitt and O. Schitt, and he has an interesting family tree: In 1957, Awe Schitt, the fertilizer magnate, married O. Schitt, the owner of Needeep N. Schitt, Inc. They…
How To Get Rid Of Belly Fat (Pot Belly) Part 2
A pot belly isn't built in a day. Or a week for that matter. In truth it is nurtured and developed over time. True story... I had a love interest…
Sexual Mileage
I rarely dream. Even when I do, I can't remember the dream when I wake up. It usually takes coincidence to make me remember I've dreamt. Even then, its in…
The Bricklayer’s Explanation To Oil Price Fall, Naira Devaluation & Everything Else By Chuba Ezekwesili
So I logged onto Nigerian Twitter yesterday afternoon and found people abusing economists and financial analysts for speaking in jargons about the CBN’s actions. So for those who’re still confused…
How To Survive “A Bed Of Snakes”
"Once upon a time in a far away kingdom called earth, there lived a special group of people called human beings. They were mostly two-legged. They were born male and…
Book Promotion
1 (Lovealways) By Dan Ochu-Baiye. My first published novel, an eBook is available on Amazon KDP. It's a story about tradition, politics, and love. It's a story about Abuja, Nigeria.…
Aydin’s Abstrusity
I did this because you did that. Now we are here because you are there. I am this because you are that. I chose to 'A' because you chose 'B'.…
Happy Eid el Kabir?
I had been driving around aimlessly. Officially the sallah holidays were slated for Monday and Tuesday, but Abuja was already empty. This was Sunday afternoon... Area 11 Garki bore striking…
The Snake In My Bed
We have kids together. Not married (yet). Guess the unmarried bit, plus recent financial blessings started to put some strain on us. I was finally getting some worldwide recognition for…
Where You Put Your Eyes
That is about the size That's about the size of it Where you put your eyes... What do you see? What will you be? What are your plans? What is…
The Ladies of Rage
"I am ready...are you?" I will never forget the first time I heard those words. Every time thereafter, the words still leave me feeling like I have been rubbed the…
Zainab Ahmed
She died quite tragically over a decade ago. Quite literally in my arms. The details; I choose to have selective amnesia about. Suffice it to say that her passing was…
Help Me!
I should not be here. Strange and alluring temptations. Short cuts to pleasure. Alley ways rife with exotica. I should not be here. May my flesh be stayed by wisdom.…