Philip Ebuluofor

“"Madam Cecilia And Her Ignorance Of Solstice"” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #99

  “Madam Cecilia And Her Ignorance Of Solstice Days”   Madam Cecilia was once in the past the Secretary if her town women organization, never you think that I thought much of or impressed by that position as being significant or worth a fucking penny in my estimation, but it means a world to her. I cannot place myself as a joy killer to deny her that happiness. But truly speaking, it is a glorified position. Those women were so illiterate that you will begin to wonder about madam Cecilia herself. I know you her put two ...

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“Shuan Lai's Quest For Hidden Knowledge ” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #98

He has cleaned their wooden boat for three days now since their practice for the dragon boats championship began in that river. The organizers of the festival had earlier on informed the competitors that, that days evening practice would be the last for they have to do their own preparation and organizing in that river. The competition is scheduled in two days time. Shaun Lai and his team were eager to make it in this year’s competition. He and his team had finished second in last year’s competition, this year two of the eight man t...

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“Magical interludes and Transformations” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #97

It was not actually regarded as a mango plantation partially due to the way it was planted. It’s regarded as a flower to by the people. That was how masses refers to anything seen as decoration items. If it were to be in a city, it would have been regarded as an Avenue, maybe longest one in that city. Since it wasn’t city but rural area, the mangoes were seen as beautification items not even regarded as economic items due to its neutral ownership. It stretched kilometers covering three towns and those places it covered were even far from ...

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“Friendship Gone Kaput” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #96

Course mates are like wounds that leave their marks on your skin at times on your soul even years after being cured. Some of those wounds behaves as if they came into this planet with you, so it’s their right never privilege to lay claim of attachment if not that of ownership on you. You have no choice but to go along praying that mother nature will reason with you and restore your skin to it’s original position.  That’s exactly what some course mates are. Wounds that refused to heal properly. If the course mates in question happened ...

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“"One sure cure for Constraints"” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #95

  TW: genocide   He had requested for bus from the Secretariat to transport the corners to their new place of primary assignment. The Chairman of the local government versed in English, he speaks 90percent Hausa and 10 percent English. The secretary seems to be the one doing most of the speaking in English. I never really liked the look of that secretary even before his true colors started manifesting. The Chairman seems to be more jovial.   One look at the secretary had told me all I needed to know. I voiced my concern out an...

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“How teenagers affects their parents peace. ” by Philip Ebuluofor

They finished their meal of fried rice and cow meat, decided that it would jell if they wash it down with malt drinks and some opted for smoke. It has somehow turned into scientific accepted fact that malts drinks were blood enhancing if peak milk were added to it. Not just any malt but those that were thick in nature. Whether that assertions came from the health sector or the work of industrial influencers, no one said. What the illiterate public believe is that, whatever is generally accepted in society has at least 70 percent truth in it....

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“After Events” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #93

“Can’t believe it’s only two of us left to clean up all these mess after being in the midst of about sixty plus people for four hours” “ Yeah, how about the adage that said: 'If one stays late in a party, he will help to washing plates'. So, were are those that left late?” “ Who decides or determine the time that is late?” “ It is not actually the issue of time but people involved” “ So, what you are saying is that we would have lock the door when five or two last people were leaving?” “ At least two or three last people” “Them, we would for...

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“"Initiation into the spirit manhood" ” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #92

When you are around 13 to 16 years, as a boy, some traditional cultures dress one like a magnet. That was exactly the situation I was in at that age. Some the cultures most guys at the age took part in, my family was not interested in such cultures. But what consumes ones thought, actions and speeches must have mattered to the person, if not, why do it disturb ones sleep?. It was so in my youths days to the extent that I usually walks miles to the village square, go to friends that were inclined to and took joy in discussing exploit...

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“The power of deep observation” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #91

The boy rushed passed where we were standing and jesting. A woman was heard shouting: ‘stop him!, stop him!’. We turned towards the voice and one of us concluded that it was ‘as usual'. Yeah, as usual has become how we describe the incident that has became rampant with students and restaurant keepers that has somehow became normal too.  The economy of most families have become so bad that most of their wards in tertiary institutions were on 0-0-1 food formulas. That is: no food in the morning, no food in the afternoon and one half pla...

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“Family Hacking” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #90

She had been sitting on that crowded train for almost two hours now with her two kids listening to the chattering of the passengers mainly women, waiting for the train departure. She cast her mind back trying to recall how it all began that led to her sitting on the train bound for East. She noticed that it had been smoldering for almost four or three years now, she have even forgotten the exact day and issue that led to the first shouting match.  She was wondering the type of power or is it influence that; family, kin and siblings has ...

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“Naked truth: Here is the mansion of glory killers” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #89

I should have been in this personal platform for months now, nothing cripples good luck, blessings and destiny like self doubt, procrastination and fear. For sure, there are all enemies of positive change and progress. Even reading most of the advice that the so call Gurus gives in some platforms were nothing but heading down ward to your ruins. Yes, I say it with authority, some of these self made gurus are destructive agents that have led many to their ruin.  They make you to start doubting yourself,  Point you toward wrong choic...

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“Tribal and Religious Sanitation” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #88

Even during her time in junior secondary, she had seen them returning from the same meeting she don't want to be part of now as adult. She was wondering if those educated women among them for years couldn’t bring about the change, is she the one to do that?. No, the right thing remain to focus on her dreams and prayers and be strong in resisting the advances of the suitors and pressure from her parents and siblings. For years now, she have been able to do that and its getting intense nowadays.  Bilya Muhammad don’t even want...

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“Ways to revive and liquidate your firm” by Philip Ebuluofor

Everyone in Ruths knows the man called prince, but not all knows his real name—Jordan Marcos Junior. He was the undisputable manager of the Ruth’s printing, publishing and marketing company based in Nanko. In recent years, they had came out with all manners of strategy to promote their company at home and abroad. For years now, the strategy had worked but Mr. Marcos has this ambition to taken the company to the highest level to compete with other well known publishing houses in the world. He believed without doubt that he has captured N...

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“Nutritional Aspects of flowers ” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #86

Flowers were one of the plants that their usefulness cuts across the interest of all race from the day immemorial. Whites, yellow, black and red races were all in love with the plant.  It’s of many species and symbolizes a lot of things depending on which one you are familiar with. When I was in primary school, I was living with a priest and the parish compound was almost the size of two football pitch. We were three boys then and there was division of labour. Watering the whole flowers that covered almost the whole parish compound begi...

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“Dormant Anger” by Philip Ebuluofor

Submitted to Contest #85

" That is the thing about this city, it doesn't sleep" Marcos said. "But, that's not a good sign, it's an indicator that all is not well" Eugene replied. " Of course, that is the situation we found ourselves in the country not just only in this city, even though here seems to be the worst" " How does those that wants to sleep do that, this is madness. Sleep fled from me when I started hearing noises everywhere. For sure, they must've been people like me that wanted to sleep but because of the noise could not" " That's true. But the situation...

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