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Flakeey:
where was I

Christ! I need some serious spanking? How the heavens did I forget to include Flakeey? What a gross error! I'm so sorry, ma'am.

ezeigbo194:
so y is my name not on the tags??......boss modify asap

I didn't forget to include your name. It's there.

Thanks for reading, sir.

I don't think this is a graveyard thread; I believe it's currently the 'highest grossing thread' in the Literature Section. From this thread, I've got to know some very interesting people. I need another thread that can offer me the kind of excitement and entertainment I find here .

Well, Kaya09 willed the ban on himself; it was as if he was screaming excitedly 'Ban me! Ban me!!' He's an intelligent guy, but he was trying so hard to make people think he was a nonentity...unfortunately, he didn't succeed much. People still saw the brilliance in him. However, it would take a yoke of oxen to drag a coin out of a beggar's hat. The ban would not keep that determined curmudgeon off this thread; he would continue to create new Nairaland accounts that would make Zuckerberg envious of Seun, subject owners Yahoo and Google to raise their eyebrows aloft, and cause kayaks all over the world to capsize. I hope when he returned with another sensational moniker, he would not hide behind the cloak of arrogance. Allow people to learn from you something better than vile disposition. From that cello of brilliance you've got, I would love to strum a note. You've got a legendary trademark, you speak the words of a sage, albeit with a flatulent oral towel.

To those who were not shortlisted, it never means that you're bad writers, please don't smash the ink bottles. Many of you are very good; like Kuzaku, many others wrote brilliantly, but because the train could only accommodate a few travellers, some people had to remain on the platform. Other trains would definitely come around, and when they do, I hope your luggage would still be ready.

Let the excitement continue. Peace be unto you all.

Cheers!

kaya09:
You were not near the fire,so why are you sweating?

You were the fire.

*Wipes sweat from forehead*
Phew! Peace at last.

kaya09:
I rest my case. Do what you feel is best.

Well, I went back to read Kuzaku's piece; I admit, it's very nice, still, I couldn't find in it where the 'African' (sharp emphasis) culture is depicted.

kaya09:
I am not trying to undermine your choices,but theres a pattern to this,the long list contains all the familiar names,maybe they are beta,but i choose to believe odawise. If your d one who chose all the stories,what criteria was that zulu story chosen on? To be honest that was the most offpoint story in the competition,kuzaku's story was dope bt didnt make it,beats my imagination i tell you. All d same your competition,your rules,your choices.

The most off-point? Really? Well, that is your opinion; as your 'most on-point' is too. We see things from different perspectives. Understand one thing, sir, this is just the first stage, none of the 'familiar' names may win in the end; and if a so-called 'familiar' name wins, respect the judges' decisions. You sure can't say they should be scratched off simply because they're familiar.

I'm not offended; you didn't undermine my choice as you did the work of the Zulu writer. I understand that even if you were the judge, some other people would rise to question your decision. It's the logic of life.

And, for all it's worth, I didn't make all the decisions.

Cheers!

Kaya09, calm down. I was part of the judges, and I have my reasons for the selections I submitted. Your saying that we were biased is unfair, for that is an untruth. I didn't choose any story because I knew its writer. As a matter of fact, I copied out the stories, made sure I read absent the monikers, chose the list by selecting the titles of the stories, then compared titles with monikers. I went to such stress really because I didn't want to be accused of favouritism...but here we are still.

And, isn't it wrong of us to accuse another person of being impolite when we are low on politesse? Questions like yours are bound to be asked, but it is wrong to directly accuse people or undermine another person's efforts in the course of doing so.

Theorbiters and Bhenehdikt, I love you guys' wisdom. Thanks for your comments and diplomacy. I would love to know you better.

Cheers!

An all-time classic. The poem is not meant for the plain-minded.
What a nice selection of metaphors!
What brilliant imagery!
What an amazing theme!
What an awesome writer!

May God bless the hand that wrote this.

Time to work! I'll be very strict!

Nice. Let's see what becomes of Alen. Please don't make the story too predictable.

Well done, CrazyScientist.

This is awesome!

Thanks, Vantee20, for the mention.

This is awesome! Well done, Roy.

Shaxee:
alright bro! And i hope ya gonna help select a good section for me!

It was suggested you work with Royver but you turned down the suggestion.

ArchFreelancer:
I know this already. I was only confused about the splitting of Lit section into subsections.

We are not splitting anything. Some members are selected to sift out various genres of the works, help the writers to polish them up so that they could be front page worthy. It is wrong to push poorly-works to the front page; doing that would not give the Section a good image.

Well, I feel honoured to be considered a 'Grade A' writer. Writers like Soyinka, Adichie and Clarke, I'm sure, would be laughing their posteriors out at hearing me being considered a 'Grade A' writer. Even Shakespeare's dust would guffaw.

But the truth is, I am still a learner, the lowlest learner, actually. Some of us are just more popular than others. Sometimes, popularity does not breed ingenuity. I've seen some writers here, albeit unpopular, who surpass me in various ways.

Here in the world of fictitious narratives, we are just living behind the curtain, there is a massive window we take no notice of behind that curtain, and after the window is a vast world beyond the castle.

I learn something from each writer here, no matter how jejune or hackneyed the writings may be. I believe everybody has a story to tell, and what is worth writing is worth reading. A 'Grade Z' writer can become a 'Grade A' in no time. Rapmike is one writer whose thoughts can be considered 'Grade A'; he has grown to allude against puerile plottings and characterizations. And he's never reserved at speaking his mind. He is a critical thinker. A writer to watch out for this year.

The innovation is a very nice one; but it would be better to consider the unpopular writers, bring them together, share ideas, build each other, build the forum...build the country.

Peace.

All writers are equal.

As far as I'm concerned, the only person who deserves this position is D9ty7; he's such a wonderful person. He has helped a lot of writers achieve recognition.

D9ty7 all the way.

swifayo:
hmmm seriously I don't Knw wat to say or maybe I don't want to cos trouble. actually I asked u all this BT u wia busy greeting n commenting to d ppl u knows comment instead of attending to ppls problems abt d story stuff anyway will u be kind and post d guild lines with the theme if possible topic... discouraged tho BT not retiring

Please rephrase. Thank you.

Quite hilarious. Nice narrative style. Well done.

Dive, you know I suffer eye defects, kindly space out the paragraphs.

Shaxee:
thanks bro! Which of the section re you working on here? On the literature section?

Fictions and non-fictions.

Shaxee:
HumbledbYGrace i can work on these sections! It just for you guys to allow me work on em
Short-stories
Spiritual-stories
Horror-stories
Humor-stories
Vampire-stories
Mystery/Thriller-stories
Werewolf-stories

I recommend that you work with Royver on short stories.

Shaxee:
HumbledbYGrace i've notice somethinq on nairaland which is! There re many nairaland writers which re good in novellas but the literature section famz! Ain't interested because novellas stories ain't always sexual!! So Those that that re engage in novellas feels if they come up with stories!! Like MYSTRIES e.g WEREWOLFS stories! Readers should encourages the writers! Is not easy for someone take itz time writing a story here!! And readers make the bored!! I'll also need you guys opinion in this because! Nairaland gets users everyday thats re interested in the literature section! So lets make a change!! Try somethinq great! Somethinq! Like always comment! Even if the story don't feels interested just make a comment to encourages the readers and somethinq i notice is that! The best writers here re the ones calling em self teachers! Just wanna let you know nobody is perfect because! Every first work on literature always deserve a mistake! You can correct the writer but don't feel too proud! Just because you famous here on nairaland! "we all've our witnesses" i think i should stop here!

Wow! This is a very serious comment. We are all learners, that's true; anyone who feels too big about himself is simply an overblown balloon.

What is it about all the figurative lingos? Lol! The tension of the contest is telling. Just don't blow my innocent head with grammar; I'm too grammatically plain to suffer these 'expressions'. Chai!

I want to use this opportunity to thank these following Nairalanders for their supports and encouragements in various ways. I consider myself the luckiest person for knowing these wonderful, wonderful people.

You have all been so nice; and in the immortal words of SammyHoe, you are all geniuses. I've had the opportunity of knowing many of you better, even off Nairaland, you are all just amazing. Thank you all; my followers, those I follow, those I know from afar, those who know my reputation and my deepest secrets, those I secretly have that soft spot for , those who make me grit my canines, those I look up to, those who look up to me, those on whose shoulders I stand, those I knew but forgot to mention, those I'm still going to know, and those who who do not know I knew them. I love you all.

May the Good God bless you abundantly.

Thank you for everything.

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I turned to Jessica, "Can I see you outside for a moment?"

"Why?"

I whispered into her ear, "I think I know the criminal."

"Okay."

"Excuse us for a moment." I told the men, then Jessica and I walked out of the house and shut the door behind us.

"So, who killed my father?" She asked without preliminaries.

"I believe neither of the men killed your father."

"What!"

"I believe your father committed suicide."

"You're crazy. I too believe a lot of people would have told you that already."

She was actually right; many people had called me a crazy young man. I always saw it as a compliment.

"Let me explain myself," I told her, "When the three men got the money and kept it in the bank, one of then wanted a larger share; and that could only be achieved if at least one of the other partners died. The dead partner's signature would not be needed for the withdrawal of the money. It was your father who placed the package on John's doorstep yesterday morning. He was intending to have John killed so that he and Ben could share the money. Perhaps he was also intending to have Ben killed before the end of the year; that, I can't tell.

"But his plan boomeranged when John, without opening, sent the package to Ben who in turn opened the package, found the fruit he hated, bought two extra, changed the package and sent the gift back to your dad. But due to your father's exceptional fondness for cherries, he didn't suspect anything. There was nothing to suspect anyway; the package he received was different from what he sent, and the number of cherries he received were more than what he sent, so he had no reason to suspect that the poisoned fruits he sent out yesterday morning were returned to him last night. He ate one of his own poisoned cherries and died." I stopped.

Jessica looked at me for a long time; studying me, appraising me, assessing me. Then she asked, "What gave you the impression of the deduction you just made?"

I gave her the small card I was holding and said, "Look carefully at what is written on that card, did you notice anything different?"

She shook her head and said, "No."

"Look again, you will see that the 'Christmas' is spelt wrongly; it's without the letter 'i'."

"Yes, I see it. What does that have to do with anything?"

"It has a lot to do with everything. Your father left a clue there, I can call it a signature. He just didn't know that anyone would notice it. Thank goodness he did, an innocent person could have been prosecuted for his death if he hadn't."

"I don't understand anything you're saying."

"What was your father's nickname again?"

"Cherry."

"Then it's plain for everyone to see."

"What is that?"

"It's simple," I said, "What is written on that card 'A Merry Chrstmas' is the exact anagram of 'Sam Cherry Smart'."

"Oh, my God!" She covered her face with her palms. I was sure she was close to tears when she asked, "What are we going to do now?"

Take note of the royal plural pronoun.

"Four things," I replied, "First and foremost, you're going to give me the gun you concealed within you. It's a dangerous." She handed me the gun. "Secondly, you will go back inside and tell the men that you're no longer interested in knowing who killed father but you're going to collect your father's share of the money. I can go with you if you don't mind. Then thirdly, we shall go and bury your father."

"Okay, let's go," she said, paused for a moment and asked, "What is the fourth?"

I smiled and spread my hands out, "You will marry me."

She was not surprised, she regarded me curiously for a moment before stepping into my embrace.

Naturally, I should kiss her. I did exactly that.

THE END

LARRY SUN
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larrysundynasty@gmail.com

Check out The Coffin of Errors (Another short story).