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Casting Larrysun Drop your Name: (not necessarily full) Present State: Single or Engaged Literature Crush

Sveen:
pls what is? cos i don't think it's speculated.

You have the right to write on anything.

kayo80:
I noticed Divepen1 didn't push any story to front page this morning. Please guys, don't let this dude kill your morale. Critics like him have no idea how hard it is to write...to create something out of nothing...to create a whole new world in your head. There are a lot of great writers on this forum and I am so pained (not for myself) that this OP is making them feel like all they have done thus far has been rubbish.

And to you THT80, you are a heartless human being to have rubbished the efforts of the great writers in this section. Yes, there are some not so good writers, but for you to class all the writers together and say they have all written thrash shows the type of individual you are.

Lol... I did push. Rather, I can only recommend a story. The Admins are responsible for pushing the story.

Sveen:
"The Word, bridging the gap between different cultures and religions" is this the topic or ....?

cc. divepen1

No... That's not the topic...

I saw this competition on Commonwealth's website..


And here it is
* You'll require a code. It is 46620
*
Keeping in mind the Foundation´s ethos, which is that the word is the tool of coexistence between different cultures, religions and ideologies, the V Edition of competition is open, under the motto:
The Word, bridging the gap between different cultures and religions” . The rules of the competition are as follows:
1. The 5th Edition of the International Prize for Micro-Stories is organized by the César Egido Serrano Foundation.
2. Writers from anywhere in the world may participate.
3. Originals whose theme will be free (two per author, maximum) will be written in any of the following languages: Spanish, English, Arabic or Hebrew.
4. An overall first prize of 20,000 dollars is awarded for the best story in any of the languages authorized in the contest.
5. Three prizes of $ 1,000 each will be awarded for the best stories in each of the other remaining languages admitted in the contest, that are not winners of the main prize.
6. The stories cannot exceed 100 words. They will be sent exclusively by completing the online form that will be found on the website of the Foundation: www.fundacioncesaregidoserrano.com The texts will be original, unpublished in all media (paper, blogs, electronic publications, etc...) and must not been awarded prizes in any other contest. Those who do not meet this condition will be disqualified.
7. The deadline for submission of originals will end at 24h (Spanish peninsular time) of the International Day of the Word as a Bond of Humankind (motto of the Foundation), on November 23rd, 2017.
8. The jury will make a selection of the finalists it deems appropriate. The list of finalist titles will be published on the website of the César Egido Serrano Foundation.
9. The César Egido Serrano Foundation reserves the right to publish the finalist stories.
10. The decision of the jury will be final.
11. The registration in this contest is an agreement in the total acceptance of its rules.
12. Texts that do not comply with any of the rules will be disqualified.
13. While filling your information, a code would asked of you, use 46620

http://writertain.com/2017/10/12/win-20000-in-a-100-word-competition/

Casting marianneada.
Oya drop your
Come here and drop your
Name: (not necessarily full)
Present State: Single or Engaged

Literature Crush

do4luv14:
he had been unbanned, or what?, I don't understand

Lol... A big mistake. He's been unbanned.

do4luv14:
you can assist us to help him, many are losing interest with the story already

He's been unbanned...

He's been facing problem with Antispambot

Most of the times, many people use Divepen.. without adding the 1..

I might not really be that close to Bibijay123, but I remember the days we would keep disturbing one another owning a blog. Both of did, at different times. But I see a woman that is meant to go places. She too can be funloving, but have few interest in the ways other lady find interest in discussion.

Kayode was telling me the other day that she was one of those he considered an editor. I felt proud of knowing. It's been a great time knowing you. And that her voice, I thank God I haven't seen you, I would have been a stalker. I love such voice like that.

Name: (not necessarily full) Present State: Single or Engaged
Literature Crush

Deji124:
Creeza Baba U Are One Of My Biggest Rolemodel On Nairaland(apart From Bibijay) Continue To Flow Baba I Dey Your Back Always. And To Divepen When Are U Going To Cast Bibijay Am Very Sure she Has Alot Of Fans Around Here, Even She Is One Of The Biggest Writer On Nl(cos I Want To Know More About Her)

Today.... Lol

So Creeza is one writer that I see putting one foot on Larrysun's writing style and the other on Royver's yet still build his own unique writing style. You're a gifted man sir and can like to firmly defend what he believes in. It's a honour to have met you.

Casting Creeza


Oya drop your
drop your Name: (not necessarily full) Present State: Single or Engaged Literature Crush

Wow... Evajael... I'm blushing also. I didn't really know much about her till I started the top stories wahala.. That was when I came to know about the great writer. So painful I don't really have much to say but it's nice knowing you.

As Dara made his way to the front, the Pastor, whose preaching was dull, who prompted the whole problem came around, pushing Dara aside.

Woli Agba was surprised. ‘Pastor what happened?’
Dele also surprised said, ‘ you returned, sir?’
The angry Pastor slammed his bible on the desk. ‘I came back because of this boy. I wasn’t happy on my way home. He was telling me I’m dull. Wasn’t I preaching the Bible?’

Woli Agba being diplomatic. ‘I’m sorry to hear that’.
‘I said what I saw’, Dele explained.
‘You’re not mannered’, the Pastor shouted at Dele.

‘Be calm’.
‘No..No..Daddy’, the Pastor shouted.
‘Pastor… At least, I’m here. Honour my presence’.

Woli Agba pulled him away from Dele as he began to show his sore side. The Pastor managed to push Woli Agba aside and hit Dele’s chest aggressively.

‘I said be patient’.
‘Ah! You hit me on the chest’, Dele shouted.
The banter increased as Dele became furious, ready to beat the Pastor who was also trying to push Woli Agba aside so as to get his revenge.

‘Daddy, I’ll beat him’.
‘Dele, are you alright’, Woli Agba shouted as he maintained his stance of a peacemaker.
Since he couldn’t reach Dele, the Pastor ran to the Woli Agba’s frame, which was hanged at a corner of the church, and carried with the aim of smashing it on Dele.

‘Ah… Pastor drop me’, Woli Agba screamed. This time he had withdrawn from both of them. ‘ Drop me o’.
‘ Drop my Daddy’s frame’.

Woli Agba began to shake the same way the Pastor fiercely shook the frame. ‘ You’re shaking me… You’re shaking me. Drop me’.
After a bit turbulence and Dele threat to break the Pastor’s head with the church bell, Woli Agba pulled the frame, but fell, ramming into the lectern. This aggravated Dele’s anger that he ran to the Pastor and carried him….

Till next time.


http://writertain.com/2017/10/08/chronicles-of-woli-agba-no-dulling-part-5/

Casting Evajael
.Name: (not necessarily full) Present State: Single or Engaged
Literature Crush

I think I started seeing Kayo80 after one kay really lashed at Whitemosquito because of a competition she organised. That was the first of its kind in a long time. Everyone told that kay to write blablabla, then I saw a story we read it. It was good.

This present day Kay is a very serious, official take no nonsense person. He must be very neat and would be a person that loves his things to himself because someone posts betnaija etc on his thread, I would get a report..

More over, he's skeptical sha.. He is always trying to test his foot in the water before dipping his legs.. But I've read most of his works, they are good but unlike some Nairalanders he's yet to learn to pull crowd. Can we say he's the introvert all through...

Nice meeting you baba...

Casting Kayo80
Come and drop
Name: (not necessarily full)
Present State:
.Single or Engaged
Literature Crush

I had my first major encounter with kimberlywest during the competition when I saw a lady with a fighting spirit like no other.

She must be a good marketer and must have touched the heart of a lot of people here, meaning she's a social person. Despite dropping along the way, she still proved her worth.

Nice meeting someone like you...

Casting Kimberlywest....
Loll.. Kimble... Come here and drop your Name: (not necessarily full) Present State: Single or Engaged Literature Crush

After many years of trying to birth a child, Vivianne gave birth to a boy. Now, the wagging tongues of her in-laws and the gossips of street women and the gloomy look of her husband had faded. And so she enjoyed the life of being a mother forever.

The first person must try to write a complete story... Then, the next would spoil the end and give a better end..
And so the spoiling goes until I feel you people are wicked....lol

It's like a race...
*All you have to do is register as a player...


*It's from this place the competitors for relay race would be chosen.

The game is simple...

Stage 1
Everyone would be paired into 8 players in a group
A Theme would be given and word count would be given and 8 of the players would be asked to explore it.
Only the fastest 3 would be chosen in as winners per group.

Stage 2
The 3 winners of different groups would be paired

In case, they are more than 8 players then they would be grouped again.

Afterwards winner would be chosen..

Guys... Nobody has applied for the posts of coach or referee.. without them we can't proceed. Only if any of you can choose to do that..

Lol...Casting means telling the good and the bad of a person. What we will be doing is that per day, we'll cast a writer or a reader, whoever's name is being posted up. There. That means I'll have to modify this thread daily.


Rules:
*Only prominent people would be casted... I.e those whose names appear in Literature threads.

* It's for fun.
* No explanation is to be done *smile* Dem don cast you dem don't cast you... Let's wait till tomorrow.

Daddy returned with his sandal in his hand as he was kept ranting about how Dele was searching for Oni of Ife in the bible.
Dele returned to the front, on his knees, hand clasped as he begged WoliAgba, ‘ Daddy, I’m very sorry. In fact, I will change the topic’.

‘ Don’t change the topic. Don’t even preach. Don’t change the topic’, Woli Agba shouted.
Dele looked surly. Woliagba turned to him.
‘ Okay… If you want to preach what do you want to change the topic to? To what?’
‘ I want to change it to money is the essence’.

Woli Agba stared at him disdainfully and reeled out the lyrics of a Yoruba song with that same title.
‘ No. Daddy, I’m not singing. The one you just mentioned is a song. It’s my topic. Money is the essence. Right now, you will help me open…’ Dele said and swayed from side to side.

‘ I’m not opening anything’.
‘ Daddy, please’.
‘ Okay’.
‘You’ll open the bible from Genesis to Revelations. Wherever money is being mentioned, please stop’.
‘From Genesis to Revelations?’
‘Yes sir’.
‘ I should open?’
‘ Yes sir’.
Woli Agba faced the church, ‘ this boy is not alright? You can’t preach. Dele, you can’t preach.

Someone from the church pleaded on Dele’s behalf and aggravated Woli Agba’s anger, making him talk as if his body was infested with soldier ants.
‘Mummy Nike, Dele cannot preach. I’ve never being rude to you. Please don’t interfere in this case’.

Dele and Mummy Nike continued pleading with Woli Agba, fueling his anger to the extent that he push aside his chair.
‘ Mummy Nike stop… Stop.. In fact, Dara come and preach’.

If you’ve not met Dara before, he was the one who tried to push his handkerchief into Woli Agba’s mouth in a bid to impress him. So, you would understand Dele’s disappointment in Woli Agba’s choice.

‘ Dara… This Dara… What would Dara say?’
‘ Dara come out to preach…’.
Be on the look out for the next episode.

http://writertain.com/2017/10/05/chronicles-of-woli-agba-no-dulling-pt4/

‘ Anything… You don’t know what you’re saying’, Woli Agba shouted at Dele. ‘ I said Psalm 119 is the longest chapter in the bible’.

He flipped through the bible vigorously, ‘ See…See’.
Infuriated by Woli Agba’s opposition, Dele cried, ‘ Daddy, I know what I’m saying by the time you get to verse 100, I’ll find what I want to use’.

‘ I should read 100 verses during Sunday service. You’re not okay. You’re mad’.
‘ Daddy’, Dele said and repeatedly knocked the table.

‘ In fact, you’re insane. You’re lunatic. Your brain is malfunctioning’.
‘ But Daddy you know that it’s holyspirit that’s working through me’.

‘ It’s an evil spirit. You don’t know what you’re saying’
‘Okay. Go to…’
Daddy sat dejectedly. ‘ I’m not going anywhere’.

He rose and hit the bible. ‘ If you can’t preach without opening the Bible, don’t bother preaching. I’m not opening anything’.
Dele faced the congregation. ‘ Okay. People of God, the title is no-dulling’.

Daddy rose and tapped him repeatedly. ‘ What’s no dulling?’
Now on the verge of losing his anger on Woli Agba, faced the church and bent a bit to explain himself. ‘ No dulling is not to dull. The children of Isreal weren’t dull and that was the reason they entered the red sea’.

Woli Agba placed his hands on his head, bemused. ‘ Dele… Ah… You’re dull. You don’t know anything about the Bible. No wonder you were shouting that we should open Kings. Which king do you want? Is it King Samuel or King Hezekiah? Which one do you want exactly?’

‘ I’m looking for King ….Oni of Ife’.
‘ You’re looking for Oni of Ife in the bible and you were disturbing me’.
Now if you’ve ever being in a case where your younger siblings played a prank on you on a bad day, you would imagine the state with which Woli Agba was infuriated. He lashed out repeatedly at Dele, stoning him first his slippers.


http://writertain.com/2017/10/02/chronicles-woli-agba-no-dulling-part-3/

Episode 1

Original Video: Woli Agba
Official Transcriber: Akíntayo Akínjídé (of Writertain)


∆∆∆ Sanctioned And Encouraged by WoliAgba himself∆∆∆


After what seemed like a dull service, Woli Agba and Dele were trying to ease themselves of the tiredness that had enveloped the church. They engaged themselves in exercises that would aid that. Afterwards, Woli Agba asked Dele to preach.
With the mind of instilling the hot real word of God, he rushed to the front and hurriedly picked his Bible. ‘ Thank you Daddy thank you for this great opportunity. See, the title of my message is no dulling. Tell the person beside you no dulling’.
The congregation answered happily. Even Woli Agba, who was now seated, jumped up excitedly.
‘ Help me open your bible to the book of Titus 2 verse 4’.
‘ Me or the congregation?’ Woli Agba asked.
‘ It’s you sir’.
Woli Agba ready to learn from Dele rose, picked the bible, and quickly opened the bible like an altar boy.
Dele clapped. ‘ See, no dulling. Your life must not be dull’.
He walked towards the congregation, but just then Woli Agba started reading the bible verse.
‘ That they may…’.
Dele shook his hand and shouted, ‘ No…No. Leave that side, go to Jeremiah 7:2’.
‘Jeremiah…’ A spiritually hungry Woli-Agba said as he rushed to open the bible verse, and repeatedly said Jeremiah 7:2.
Dele, still frustrated at the way the first preacher had preached, clapped and shouted, ‘ See, church your life must not be dull today’.
Reading the bible verse,’ Stand In…’
‘ No…No… Go to…’

Woli Agba was poised to be humble enough to help. So, he asked, ‘ what part exactly are you searching for?’
Dele shook his head as if he was wrapping his head around an invisible rope. He clapped again. ‘ Read Kings Chapter 50’.
Woli Agba flipping through the bible, asked, ‘ the first or second’.

‘ No. Any of the Kings’.
‘ None of them has 50 chapters’.
Dele was surprised, but shook it off. ‘ Not up to 50? Okay, go to Psalm 119. From the beginning to the end’.
Flipping through the bible verse, still shaking, ‘ What verse?'

Poised as if he wanted to spill a great information on the church and he needed to stand firm to avoid being drained from losing a lot of energy. ‘ From the beginning to the end’.

Flabbergasted, Woli Agba yelled. ‘ Ehn? Are you sane? From verse 1 to the end?’
‘ Daddy’, Dele shouted with frustration and hit his hand….

http://writertain.com/2017/09/25/509/

EvaJael:
Awwn so lovely. Beautiful work Divepen1, so simple yet touching the depths of the heart. I love it plenty. You made me crave for cheeseballs

Awaawn .. Thanks

Missnande:
Lovely! E don tey wey I chop cheeseballs.

Me too...