De-Raconteur

  SMALVILLE COLLEGE Written By: Lizzy Oyebola Oyekunle “I hate you bitch!” I heard myself scream at Ava and I swallowed almost immediately. Where did I pick the word from? When did I start using swear words? As I panted angrily, I racked my brain to remember who used that word close to me in […]

  NOT HIS ‘YES’ (A Christian Love Story) (Based on some true life stories) Written By: Lizzy Oyebola Oyekunle Lizzy: Lord, I ask that You speak to the soul about to read this story that such person may be charged and hear correctly from You what You want he/she to hear. Amen. ——- 6/4/2013 (IN […]

SMALLVILLE COLLEGE (SMC) EPISODE 2 WRITTEN BY: LIZZY OYEBOLA OYEKUNLE Good evening dearest reader. I am so sorry for just getting across to you with the second episode of this beautiful story. Kindly forgive me as it was not intentional. In order for the story to be refreshed in your memory, I would like you […]

  THE AFTER-LEAP Written by: Lizzy Oyebola Oyekunle As I glanced over the several wraps of Shawarma, boxes of chocolate, bowls of candies and packs of fruit juice on the dressing table next to me, I wept!   “Holiness unto the Lord is my watchword and song…” My phone rang and my heart jumped into […]

  MY HEART’S IDOL Written By: Lizzy Oyebola Oyekunle When I was 16years old, I met a guy who my heart told me was my soul mate. He was a corps member in my school and he taught me Maths so well that from being an E student, I rose to a B student! It […]

THE MAN IN THE MIRROR   FRANCIS: Do you know what you look like Sarah? (Pauses and shakes his head as he wipes his face with a hanky) You look big like a pig, black like gutter water and your nose looks like a piece of burnt carrot. Has anyone told you before? This big […]

TALITHA CUMI! (THE POSTLUDE) Written By: Lizzy Oyebola Oyekunle   I knocked for the umpteenth time!   “Bowen, please come have your food. It’s 6pm already and you have not eaten for two days” I called out again anxiously.   “Don’t worry ma. I will be fine. I am fine” He replied from inside the […]

  TALITHA CUMI EPISODE 10 Written By: Lizzy Oyebola Oyekunle    Someone was sobbing.   I was so sure that I heard someone sniffing wetly from inside when I entered the house but I met my husband working on his computer system, Andrew was having a nap and Talitha was knitting a baby cap.   […]

A HOT LESSON Written By: Esther Ibukunoluwa Oyekunle What a day! We were all outside, waiting to know whose turn was next. A few minutes later, one of the lecturers came and called the next name Oyekunle Esther! My heart skipped a beat. Hearing my name sent shivers down my spine. I decided to comport […]

Lets have a recap of what we had in the previous episode before launching into the deep!…Lol. And we have just an episode to go. I am grateful for the many lessons we have shared with one another since the inception of this series. Sorry this is coming late again. It is the evident result […]