The Authorpreneur

I boarded a bus early in the morning, and took a seat at the back of the bus. I was gunning for the window seat but a smart looking beautiful young lady beat me to it. In no time the bus was filled up and the driver started the bus while the conductor immediately started collecting the bus fare. "Hi, I said with a smile to the girl sitting by the window seat, please you are stepping on me could you adjust your feet just a little bit?'' I asked politely and with a smile. "To where?" She asked rather rudely Her question shocked me. Seconds passed before I regained myself. "Any where other than my feet, madam." I responded with a tinge of sarcasm. She gave the loudest and longest sigh as she shifted her feet, even a python would have been impressed. "Was that really necessary, it's too early in the morning to be this toxic, I'm not even asking you to move your whole body, I'm simply saying move your foot away from my fe...

My lips may be shy And my tongue holy But my fingers are no saints Like my hands, they love their sin And together they outnumber 10, My fingers are eleven Bringing all past the gates of heaven And seeking for what is sweeter when closed but isn't theirs Las las they are not afraid of finding temptation In the end, with poetry they lead temptation, making a saint out of even the devil. Kingdavid Chinaeke Ofunne

Serial Ranter So once again, I decided to take the mini yellow bus to my place of work on a hot Monday morning. Sharply dressed in my corporate wear, looking all trim and prim, I joined the other passengers and queued up to wait for the next available bus. We were orderly and organized today, and besides it was convenient for me to use this bus today and not request for taxify or O'ride as I was wont to do. I just had to be economical since we have a president who is more interested in marrying a second wife than making life easier for Nigerians who didn't vote for him but were conned into accepting him. Even though I'm always of the opinion that we deserve the president we have because the average Nigerian reasons from their anus, we still deserve better. Even shit deserves a better package. The line was very long, but it was worth it. Those that were queuing didn't have two heads. Halfway through the journey, the conductor began his usual routine co...