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1 min read

**More important than the exams we write on paper **

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**are the real life tests we write with skills and experience **

**that do not assess writing skills but competence **

**do not give an F for not passing **

**but sticks a needle at your conscience **

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**because your one true examiner is yourself**

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**_Tonia _**✍🏿...

Poetry

Western

This Life Ain’t Fair

SamanthaSwears

3 min read

His spurs clicked against the old wood as he stepped into the saloon. The wood threshold worn smooth. The dusking light barely shone through the windows, it lit up the dust floating around the room, giving it an orange hazy glow. He carried his saddle on his hip, dry blood stained his leathers, his holster empty.

Only a few dusty faces rose from their tables, half of them buried in bottles. The b...

Thriller

Western

Barn Dance

Magpie

2 min read

Warm whiskey and the smell of hot leather is on Miller’s mind. He runs his finger over the lip of the glass, watching the bartender’s reflection in the golden liquid.

He has felt a looming presence for the past five minutes but still jolts when a large hand clamps down on his shoulder.

“You a _Mister Miller_?” Someone says, tone confrontational.

Miller turns slowly, taking his glass with him. ...

Action

Western

Restrain

BagelBread1221

1 min read

You open your eye…

Yes eye , you lost your other one to a jagged scar .

You panic .

You then realise it’s not them .

They would of tied the ropes tighter ; no they wouldn’t risk losing you . They’d of finished the job by now .

It’s fine : just another stupid fool . A fool that thinks they can catch you .

Your hands are tied . And your mouth .

A chuckle .

“ Hello Beautiful“

You act asleep . As...

Mystery

Western

Hope

1 min read

I want to recreate what I lost but I can’t says the hero as he looks distressed saying down on top of a church.

How come? Says the pastor as he helps him up. We all have hero’s in life right? Who’s yours

The hero looks down as he looks at the ground the pastor taps on the hero.

Life is a learning experience you can’t save everyone you can only save the ones who are willing to be saved. Quoted ...

Drama

Western

Mighty Man Of Valor

Prince Efe

5 min read

“I don’t even know what to do, I don’t think I have the courage, I’m scared, what if she says no? What if she hisses and snubs me? Or even raise her hands on me? Nah I don’t think I want to do this.”

“You can Ali! You can do this!” Says one of his friends as they argue about Ali summoning courage to approach his school crush.

“I’ve never talked to a girl, I don’t know the right words to say, ...

Drama

Western

This is Why I Have Raised You

Prince Efe

4 min read

I think I just met the happiest person in the world!

It had just stopped raining and the sky still drizzling; I’ve just had a wonderful service in church I thought to myself as I drive along the Tafawa Balewa express way in Abuja singing along to the song playing from my car stereo.

“Jesus Iyehhhhh, you have done it again!

Jesus Iyehhhhh, in your special way,

What was impossible, you’ve made po...

Drama

Western

Misty Path

kidataki

1 min read

The shabby looking rider had her hood pulled down deeply into her face to cover it from the relentless rain that seemed to have followed her for the last week. Ahead was a small path leading through the misty meadows up to the edge of the forest. And right there, barely visible were to small dots of light. The closer the rider got, the clearer the silhouette of the little cottage was. And when the...

Mystery

Western

Taken by Surprise

j. dot

2 min read

Six of Sigil doesn't know mercy, doesn't forgive and never forgets. He reams through towns, ripping the weeds of insolent men out from under them. More known as tale than an actual man, Six of Sigil is more of a hero to the smaller folk than the lawless land that cradles them in its deprecated palms ever could be. The man is tall, pale, wears garb of ink-black leather with a wide brimmed hat of th...

Western

Fantasy

Old Leathers

SamanthaSwears

1 min read

Snow clung to his black felt hat. It was bitterly cold that day. He rubbed his threadbare leather gloved hands together, fighting off the stiffness and chill.

His tattered jeans and old leathers almost already soaked through from the snow as he made his way to his horse.

The Montana sun barely glowed through the overcast sky. There was a blizzard coming, and the cows needed moving.

He was put toge...

Western

Drama