March 2019 – Pens & Lenses

RANTS

The Phase of Turbulence.

OlasunkanmiMarch 21, 2019March 21, 20199 Comments

Pressurizing times like this often makes me wonder if it is okay to be depressed. Without external knowledge , I know I beat myself up about so many things. The major problem I have is that my mind works like...

FICTION

Home is where the Heart is.

OlasunkanmiMarch 17, 2019March 18, 20192 Comments

Ivan undid the last wrap of bandage wrapped around his shoulder and winced as he lowered himself into the wooden tub half filled with water. The dimly lit room, illuminated only by the moonlight seeping through the windows at opposite...

FICTION

Breakfast on the Kitchen Counter.

OlasunkanmiMarch 12, 2019March 13, 201934 Comments

Jada rubbed her sleepy eyes as she walked drowsily down the corridor, towards the kitchen. It was only the third week of summer, but it was beginning to take its toll on her. Her caramel colored skin had deepened to...

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Author’s Note.

OlasunkanmiMarch 9, 2019March 11, 201914 Comments

My name is Odejimi Olasunkanmi, but call me Sookie because you have come here to be my friend and I am open to great friendships. Having studied Journalism at Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, and Performing and Media Arts at...

RANTS

A Known Fear

OlasunkanmiMarch 9, 2019March 9, 201912 Comments

The issue of sexual molestation affecting women can never be over exaggerated no matter how many times we talk about it and march down the streets in gazillions to fight against it. But firstly, I’d like to ask. What is...

ABOUT

ABOUT US.

OlasunkanmiMarch 9, 2019March 9, 2019Leave a comment

Pens & Lenses is simply Visuals in Writing. It has been designed to match with my audience's level of broad and wild imaginations, ranging from Fictitious Stories to Personal Opinions on sensitive issues. Also, Podcasts are provided for every published story,...

RANTS

Cramped Space.

OlasunkanmiMarch 8, 2019March 9, 20194 Comments

In my entire life span, I can’t count the number of times I have heard the adage ‘No man is an island.’ The person that came up with it, probably died of loneliness. But for me, I love my privacy!...

FICTION

Stay with Me.

OlasunkanmiMarch 8, 2019March 9, 20194 Comments

During cold nights like this, when the streets had gone to sleep and it was time for the crickets’ choir rehearsal, Adanna liked to dream. It was those kind of dreams that you saw when you were awake. Every...

FICTION

Roses are Red

OlasunkanmiMarch 8, 2019March 9, 20192 Comments

The hallway is silent, save for the sound of her own heartbeat. As she walks past the fourth door, she hears it creak. Nyasha wills it not to open. Her swollen right cheek and tired limbs aren’t in the mood...