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Aunty Maggie"s Holy Trinity

I have seen many strange things in my life. I have watched my uncle argue with a police officer over a bribe, insisting he was simply "paying his respects." I h...

Nothing is Funny

> gif from tenor I know this community is all about fun and funny stuff but bear with me. It's hard to come up with comedy posts as a Nigerian these days becaus...

My Women

> gif from tenor I know that I can be a little bit rough and raw with my words and I'm unapologetic about that. It's just how I am and a function of where I gre...

Black vs White

> gif from tenor As a premise, I just want to state that I love fights. I love watching two individuals who despise each other go fist to fist with each other. ...

How math works: Why you're wrong about vaccines

Hello, humorous hacks of Hive! It's your old frenemy, Hugh Telmi, back again to enter-taint you! You're reading these words right now because I haven't gotten t...

Two of Me

It's been a quite a while when I made a foray into this space, sitting pretty on my pen and using the broom at its tip to wiggle through here with humor. It was...

Hive FPL Head to Head - Final Standings, Promotion and Relegation. Thoth442 claim back to back Hive FPL Cup titles

The inaugural Hive FPL Head to Head has come to an end! Many thanks to those who participated and congratulations to all the winners which in fact was everyone!...

Irresistible Miss Koi

Source Miss Koi prided herself on two things: her perfectly manicured flowers and her culinary pyrotechnics. The flowers were a testament to her orderliness, th...

My Greatest Battle

Source The aroma of freshly brewed coffee battled with the memory of a pounding headache in my head. It was a Sunday morning, usually reserved for lazy mornings...

The Let Off

Source The sun rested on my skin with an intensity like a broken woman's fury. It's raya shimmered mockingly before my eyes as I raised my palm into a shade. It...

The Blue Mug

Source The chipped blue mug wasn't special. It wasn't an heirloom passed down through generations, nor a souvenir from a fancy vacation. It held 12 ounces of me...

Ada Akwama

Image Source The salty spray stung Ada's eyes, blurring the familiar coastline as the boat drew closer. Twenty years, it had been twenty long years since she'd ...

Cupid's Cauldron

The insistent chirping of the alarm clock was the rude awakening I deserved. Last night, fueled by a potent blend of curiosity and singlehood, I'd purchased a c...

Deserted Hope

Image Source The air hung heavy with the tang of salt and the desperate prayers of a thousand souls. Phoebe, her weathered face mirroring the cracked desert flo...

Charmed?

PxHere/ Image edited with Canva The financial situation at home was not very favorable, my husband had just lost his job and my son had foolishly fallen into a ...

HACIENDA SANTA FÉ /#STB Coffee Prompt Week 68

Don Clemente was a rich landowner from the plains of the Portuguesa state, he had a beautiful coffee farm that his ancestors built since the 1900s. He has manag...

The crazy business plan

“Oh, my lovely friend! World best friend!” Tonia gave me a big hug the moment I opened my door. “Calm down tiger, calm down and say what you want,” I said to To...

Blackwood Manor

Image Source The ad, tucked away in the classifieds, was like a moth to a flame for me, Evelyn Thorne, a renowned freelance paranormal investigator, but an unkn...

Toast to Long Nigts

Image Source Mildred Buttercup, a woman whose wardrobe rivaled an artist's color palette and whose laugh sparkled with lingering sweetness, slammed a buttered s...

Eastern Takeover: Ilbliss's Sideh Kai Album Review

Image Source Sideh Kai is the latest body of work from the popular and legendary igbo rapper Illbliss. The talented and boss sounding rapper burst to the scene ...