Monday 27 October 2014

Online community set to release a unique short story collection





The award-winning Nigerian online community, The Naked Convos (TNC), has
published its first collection of short stories.
Titled 'These Words Expose Us: An Anthology' is a collection of stories that
focus on the impact that words, especially the things we say (or don't
say) can have on our lives and relationships – exposing intimate
thoughts and complex feelings.
It features stories by award-winning writers like Uche Okonkwo, Osemhen Akhibi, Wole Talabi, Pamela Naaki Tetteh and Gbolahan Adeola. The unique, sensual cover which plays on the theme of words and exposure was created by Tokunbo Aworinde, an art contributor on the site.
According to Wole Talabi, author and fiction Editor at TNC, "This unique
and complex collection of stories has been released for purchase today,
it highlights the power of words to make us feel intensely."
The stories are of varying lengths and styles, creating suspense and an
enjoyable element of surprise to the reader. In Orange Tree, words
reveal to a young woman the truth about her father, this challenged all
the feelings she has held on to about him for so long. The shortest
story in the collection There, I said it, is a flash fiction elaboration
of a man's decision to cheat on his wife.
In Apparitions, Nigerian grief is dissected and explored, with the final words of a grieving widow, exposing the hope in her heart. Naming describes events in the life of an emotionally detached woman when the man she is having an affair with
asks her to name his unborn child. The Girl by the Window, is a disturbing story about a mother's relationship with her troubled daughter. In A Certain Sort of Warm Magic follows the lives of two lovers from the time they meet until one of them experiences a profound revelation. It has been described by reviewers as a truly heart-warming unconventional Nigerian love story.
Other compelling stories in the collection includes The Thing with Mr.
Lawal, Business, Introducing Tristan, The Affair, Ilo's Secret, An
Afternoon at the Palms and many more, all written in unique and engaging
styles.

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