Archives Tag: Nigerian Stories
#Throwback Thursday: Strange Stories we Heard Growing Up
April 19, 2022
I happened to overhear a woman caution her child’s indiscretion by telling him some ridiculous stories with a nasty consequence, I giggled to myself because it reminded me of some myths I heard while growing up. In Nigeria, we had our own version of fairy tales – mostly superstitions, I would say, some were very … Continue reading #Throwback Thursday: Strange Stories we Heard Growing Up
By beckonoise
On Stories and Writing: Quotes From 10 Nigerian Writers
April 19, 2022
“Without stories, we would go mad. Life would lose its moorings or lose its orientations. Even in silence we are living our stories.” ― Ben Okri, Birds of Heaven “Many stories matter. Stories have been used to dispossess and to malign. But stories can also be used to empower, and to humanize. Stories can break the dignity … Continue reading On Stories and Writing: Quotes From 10 Nigerian Writers
By nnenna
