Axe Not What Your Bashorun Can Do For You...

[emo_snal]

The following is an adaptation of part of Chapter II of the book I've been vaguely working on (though stalled for the last few months busy with other things)

Day 3 - February 15th, 2012 - Ibadan, Nigeria - The shaman exhales a fireball into the air, which curls away into swirls of dark smoke amid appreciative oohs and ahs. More than a hundred of

Comments

[furzicle]

I love your descriptions of Hattrick, Whale, and Dayo! Also, the carapace of the grader. ;)

[drippedonpaper]

These are my favorite lines: " middle of which a faded yellow construction grader sits like the carapace of a giant dead insect, with four enormous and very flat tires, weeds growing around it, a poignant monument to stalled development.

That evening I toss and turn in my bed like bacon sizzling on a grill. "

Wow, you have a great way of painting the space with fresh metaphors! I love following all your travels. So are you in Nigeria now?

Thanks for sharing with us a glimpse into another culture!

[emo_snal]

nah this is actually from 2012, my third day ever in Africa in fact. I'm trying to write my travels into a book though I've been kind of stalled since, well actually since I started working full time again last October or so. In theory I keep telling myself every evening I'll work on it but my brain just doesn't feel up to it most evenings ):

[engarian]

Oh, this was interesting. I love it when people write about different cultures in a believable way. You managed that quite well here.

- Erulisse (one L)

[adoptedwriter]

I’m impressed by all of your worldly travels and all the stories you have. Well done!

[mollywheezy]

This is really good! I read the link to the rest of your book beginning and would love to read more. :)

[emo_snal]

Ah well what is linked from here is actually the second chapter. here is teh first I really need to make myself continue from here since this has been stalled out with little progress since October ):