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    Along Came Love: A Short Story By Zubair Hassan Baba 

    Along Came Love by Zubair Hassan Baba is what we might refer to as brilliant historical fiction. It tells the Nigerian story of post-colonial travail and the bloody civil war. You may smile, sigh and probably tear up but surely you will fall deeply in…

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    Along Came Love: A Short Story By Zubair Hassan Baba 

    Along Came Love by Zubair Hassan Baba is what we might refer to as brilliant historical fiction. It tells the Nigerian story of post-colonial travail and the bloody civil war. You may smile, sigh and probably tear up but surely you will fall deeply in…

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    Dear Kojo, A Short Story By Ubong Johnson 

    Oscillating between vices and wild teenage love, Kojo, a delinquent boy is about to meet his end and only this letter might save him. “Dear Kojo” by Ubong Johnson is a story written from the heart. It is warm and enjoyable to read. – Editorial…

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    Sarah’s Story, A Short Story By Chuks Obinna 

    A man desperate to fill a vacuum meets a woman who commercializes her company, gives pleasure for payment but he is hesitant to call her a prostitute. Why does friendship hide in some of the most unlikely places? Chuks Obinna answers this question in this…

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    Broken Bird, A Short Story By Nweke Ozioma Ruth 

    Imade’s husband and children are wiped out by a violent bandit attack. How does she process the tragic loss? Does the world around her adjusts or simply hurry along as though nothing happened? Nweke Ozioma Ruth’s “Broken Bird”, is a heartbreaking short story, that is…

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    Brach and Ara, A Short Story By Ghanaian Writer, Ewoenam Kukah 

    Many people believe that telling stories from the second-person point of view can mess up plots and make dialogues cranky, but Ghanaian writer, Ewoenam Kukah, makes an exception with her short love story, “Brach and Ara”. You will be somewhere in between thrilled and impressed…

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    Hidden Pains, A Short Story By Ephraim Ndubisi Orji 

    Duni is married to a charming man who is a closet monster. For how long can she go on absorbing the pain? In Hidden Pains, Ephraim Ndubisi Orji answers this question as he writes about domestic violence, the sad reality of several marriages around the…

    Eboquills, 3 months ago 0 3 min read  
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    Dreamer, A Short Story By Foyin Ejilola 

    “Dreamer” is a brilliant short story and a fine mélange of creative monologues. Foyin Ejilola tells what others might write off as an ‘ordinary’ story from an extraordinary point of view. This makes an enjoyable read. – Editorial Team Her feet were always planted firmly…

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    – here in liberia, A Poem By Edwin Olu Bestman 

    Edwin Olu Bestman writes about children in Liberia with metaphors that are disturbing. One reads through the poem hoping it is not the real situation of things but at the same time, one is awed by the fluidity of Edwin’s language and the apt employment…

    Eboquills, 4 months ago 5 1 min read  
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    Angry Tangled Traps, A Short Story By Ephraim Orji 

    In Angry Tangled Traps, Ephraim Orji writes about a little girl named Kelechi and her struggle to accept herself. The story is the story of many a little girl in the diaspora and a handful of black girls who wonder why they are so different….

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    Along Came Love: A Short Story By Zubair Hassan BabaAlong Came Love by Zubair Hassan Baba is what we might refer to as brilliant historical fiction. It tells the Nigerian story of post-colonial travail and the bloody civil war. You may smile, sigh and probably tear up but surely you will fall deeply in love with Zubair’s storytelling style. We loved how the twists, the turns, and the lessons are skilfully knitted into a powerful plot, you will too!– Editorial Teameboquills.com/2021/05/01/along-came-love-a-short-story-by-zubair-hassan-baba/ ... See MoreSee Less

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    6 May

    "Along Came Love" by Zubair Hassan Baba, is what we might refer to as brilliant historical fiction. You may smile or sigh but surely, you will fall deeply in love with Zubair's storytelling style at the end of it all.

    Read story here: https://eboquills.com/2021/05/01/along-came-love-a-short-story-by-zubair-hassan-baba/

    #fiction #writing

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    27 Apr

    "...I am the voice of reason,
    That dance not to the deceitful tone
    Of political eloquence and propaganda
    I am the voice above religious hypocrisy and sycophancy
    Truth is my warrant and change is my cause..."

    Who Hears Me? By Etim Bassey Onyam

    Read here: https://eboquills.com/2021/04/24/one-poem-by-etim-bassey-onyam/

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    Because it's #WorldBookDay2021 and it's #ShakespearesBirthday, all of us at @eboquills encourage writers to write their stories or #shareastory even if they feel it contains some gall.

    #WritingCommnunity #books #WorldCopyrightDay #authors

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