..strides

I lost my cousin on Saturday, October 23rd. One of my best cousins. Nonso Onyeabo. He had a blog also and major impact on my life. He was a lawyer, banker, an awesome awesome writer, a POET. His blog - http://ozaveshe.blogspot.com
He was ill, we had faith, he moved on to a better place.

My sister won a competition that same week. She's an excellent writer also and a truly wonderful person - http://morgan.edu/About_MSU/News/Ford-Turpin_Creative_Writing_Contest_Winners.html

Life is full of many many things... When you leave, what will you be remembered for?

Interpret to Win!

Dear friends, to introduce my blog i present to you a piece to interpret for an opportunity to win something! :D
I wrote this piece last week Friday... and i bet you CANNOT nail this one!
You will have to read it to know what the prizes are (or you can just scroll all the way down :D) Have fun unravelling and do leave a comment please?!

love.fear/fear.love

Her fear of it was
more than her
love for him so
it bit her

she was made to
crush it's head
only if,
she loved him

so piercing it's fangs
into her biceps
breaking veins and
spilling blood -
dark thick lumps of it

making a memory scar she
would never, ever forget
espeacially to remember
if to fear...

who to love.

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Please send your interpretation of "love.fear/fear.love" to outofcuriousity1@gmail.com . The translation closest to what the piece is originally about shall win a signed copy of "Out of Curiosity" as well as any cd by a Nigerian contemporary artist (Fela is not in this list o). The winning interpretation will be published on this blog.

There is no word limit and the deadline is errrrr October 24 (Zambia's Independence Day). I'm excited about reading your responses!

God bless!!!! :)

interviews! interviews! interviews!

Dear Diary,
No one knows about you yet, few know about me but the world is mostly in the dark... When shall we reveal ourselves and remove this surreptitious veil that beclouds our stardom? When o when?! ...

...What was that? Did you say something? O you asked how 'they' know me?! Well, I've been busy Diary! Touring the world (here) and granting interviews... So far I ... Have.... Done.. .... TWO... Interviews!

See links to them here:
http://www.mynewhitmanwrites.com/2010/10/out-of-curiosity-nwabundo-onyeabo-guest.html
http://yadamag.com/interview-nwabundo-onyeabo/

As we forge on in our quest for fame and readership, be assured that your days of obscurity o Dairy, will soon be over!

Peace and Blessings!