Category: Short Story

April 30, 2025

A SURGICAL SYMPHONY

In the pulsing heart of Manhattan, Oyinyechi’s steady hands orchestrate surgical miracles where every heartbeat is counted and every breath is earned. Between sixteen-hour shifts, she surrenders to New York’s relentless rhythm, finding unexpected harmony in its sleepless streets. “Surgical Symphony” weaves through crowded subway cars and silent operating rooms, revealing how a woman who holds strangers’ hearts—literally and figuratively—discovers her own transformation in a city that both devours and rebuilds those brave enough to call it home.

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April 16, 2025

OLD SOUL, YOUNG HEART

When literature student Eleanor falls for her charming professor, their shared love of classic films and jazz creates an undeniable connection. But with classroom boundaries and an age gap between them, can their old souls find common ground? “Old Soul, Young Heart” – a bittersweet tale of forbidden attraction where Casablanca meets campus life.

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April 2, 2025

The Perfect Blend

She orders the same coffee every day—a cortado with a whisper of cinnamon. He’s been waiting four months to ask her name.
Wallace knows precisely when she’ll walk through the door: 8:43 AM, Monday through Friday. As a barista with dreams bigger than his tip jar and a heart more fragile than the foam art he creates, he’s perfected her order but fumbled every chance to learn who she really is.

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March 7, 2025

ECHOES OF A BROKEN NATION

When a brutal assault by Nigeria’s notorious SARS unit shatters Ejiro’s world, her fury sparks a digital uprising that spills into the streets. In the chaos of the #EndSARS protests, she crosses paths with Tunde Alade—a reclusive tech billionaire with scars of his own. As tear gas clouds the air and chants shake the nation, their fight for justice becomes a fight for each other. But when bullets rain down at Lekki Toll Gate, love and revolution collide—and survival comes at a cost.

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March 5, 2025

On Elm Street

The streets of Downtown Dallas transform after dark. The day belongs to the well-dressed, the ones who carry themselves like they own the pavement, their polished shoes clicking in rhythm with their ambition. But when night falls, Elm Street hums a different tune—one I’ve come to know too well. Neon spills onto the sidewalks, painting…

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February 26, 2025

The 6:15 To Nowhere

Every evening, Bunmi Adeyemi boards the 6:15 train from Manhattan to Queens, surrounded by the same tired faces, the same predictable routine, the same quiet loneliness.
But one night, a chance encounter with a stranger—a poet with knowing eyes and a charming smile—shakes the rhythm of her commute.
In a city where connections are fleeting and love feels like a mirage, can a conversation on a crowded subway change everything?

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August 9, 2024

LOATHING

Preye Wilcox had everything: a billionaire father, a trust fund, and a guaranteed spot in the family empire. However, she desired more than just a silver spoon.

Determined to prove her worth, Preye swapped her corner office for an intern desk at Jitech, an up-and-coming IT firm. On her first day, she locked eyes with Ayiba – tall, muscular, and undeniably magnetic. Their attraction was instant and electric.

But in the competitive world of tech, romance comes with a price. As Preye climbed the corporate ladder, she discovered a side of Ayiba that his charming smile couldn’t hide: a man struggling with her meteoric rise and his own stagnation.

CW: Sex, Language, and Nudity.

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May 12, 2024

Same Ol’ D

Women like me ought to be applauded. Wanna know why? Because the continuation of humanity depends on us. With everyone running around looking for D, I’m steadily looking for H. Finding a hubby in Dallas is harder than the proverbial needle in a haystack, to be honest. The white dudes I know are all about…

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