© Folakemi Emem-Akpan The day the sun refused to shine began like all other days, seemingly just one more uneventful one in a roll call
Author: folakemi
A Christian striving for perfection, a writer, a wife, a mother, a reader; passionate about life and family.
Consequences
Consequences © October 2020 Folakemi Emem-Akpan She spoons the mashed potatoes into the baby’s mouth, watches in fascination as the little one grabs for the
A girl named Melody
© Folakemi Emem-Akpan After four boys, I was tired, fed-up, sick of maleness. It screamed at me from every corner of our home; toy trucks,
Tick Tock
Tick tock © Folakemi Emem-Akpan Tick tock. You can hear your biological clock ticking. And it’s going so fast the sound almost deafens you, so
Saving Dipo
SAVING DIPO © August 2020 Folakemi Emem-Akpan This time, you could not save him from himself. You couldn’t save him from the law, like you
Of losses and opportunities
Of losses and opportunities (c) July 2020 Folakemi Emem-Akpan He lost him to the land of opportunities. It is a thirty year long pain that
