This is an excerpt from my short story collection, For Better, For Worse or Maybe Not (Vol 1). Copyright © 2018 by Wunmi Fani. All rights reserved. Tonight was going to be the night. Corinne could feel it. …

This is an excerpt from my short story collection, For Better, For Worse or Maybe Not (Vol 1). Copyright © 2018 by Wunmi Fani. All rights reserved. Dear Mr. Thompson, Congratulations! Your ticket number 018654A is the winning number for the quarterly lottery for USD 1,000,000. Kindly visit the duty-free…

I remember the last time I saw her as vividly as if it were a moment ago. I woke her up early and said good morning. As usual, I stymied my desire to burst into tears. My beautiful, strong mother who had never come across something she couldn’t conquer. …

We’ve all been around them. People that suck your emotional and mental energy out of you. People that drain you of your life force with their negative energy. These kind of people are known as energy vampires or emotional vampires. …

As a student, I loved English and Literature. I had to study for other subjects but with those two, I didn’t have to. I got an A without even trying that hard. During end of term exams, everybody else studied for those subjects. I preferred goofing around or looking through…