No color of words could attempt to describe the mood of the ecstatic multitude of spectators as the fired up athletes came round the last curve on the home stretch, in a showdown too close to call. The multi-national flags waved excitedly across the well-lit evening sky as the seconds rapidly ticked away. Animated fans jumped and shouted with pomp, their seats behind them as the commentators threatened to burst the membranes of their microphones. Camera shutters were on a sustained trigger happy mode all across the magnificent sports complex, the fourth estate on a hey day as the sportsmen blazed for the finish line in a spectacular fashion. Awe inspiring tenacity underlined every fiber of their muscle, in a mind-boggling display of time redemption, their eyes transfixed on the score board in an event followed live across the seven continents. Continue reading “DAILY!”
THE SPECTACLE OF THE NATIONS!
We quickly gathered around a visibly distraught Joe as he narrated his sensational ordeal.
“What an embarrassment. What wastage squander! My moment. The glory that never was. I have no idea what happened right there. Everything backfired at the very last moment. All my senses crumbled at the countdown. I just couldn’t keep my head when it counted most. It seemed all I could think of was the idea of elephants drinking water!” Someone within the room struggled with much difficulty to hold his laughter. Continue reading “THE SPECTACLE OF THE NATIONS!”
WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE
Every espionage operative knows one of their most dreaded moments: The day their cover is blown off! Nothing matches the feel of this one! It’s not always easy to predict the how and when of this often inevitable spine chilling instant. It’s the complex web of multiple players and roles, compounded by an array of intrigues…one thing leading to another in a swift spiraling progression that heightens the tension, fuelling the one breathtaking enigma: The element of surprise! At the grand finale. In the face of an empty sausage shelf at the City store! Continue reading “WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE”
THE HOME STRETCH
“Sir! We have a problem!”Came an alarmed voice from the watch tower. There was commotion in the room as Sleek the intricate made his way swiftly toward the wide-screen at the front of the room. Continue reading “THE HOME STRETCH”
THE “LIGHT” FACTOR
There was this jackpot syndrome playing games at me all along my path as I grew up. If the ultimate breakthrough was not going to be at a lottery, then it would be among the gamblers in a casino some place or a lottery at another. I was always expecting it, anxiously so. It felt this close yet elusive. I burnt my fingers a few times with con men, tripped and bruised my toes often in hostile terrains. Continue reading “THE “LIGHT” FACTOR”
ON EAGLE’S WINGS
When all hope is gone
When reflections are solely on the hind
Years gone by, caught in a numbing bottomless trail of what went wrong and why Continue reading “ON EAGLE’S WINGS”
FOR THE RIGHT REASONS!
There was confusion in the room as the guardian in the order of Sleek the Intricate recounted his sensational account. Continue reading “FOR THE RIGHT REASONS!”
MARINATED;Continued From Last Week’s DOH-Ray…
“Hypertonic, Isotonic and Hypotonic! Keep in mind the all important distinction and relationship between the three. You will need that, wherever you go! Strive always for the best option-always!” Continue reading “MARINATED;Continued From Last Week’s DOH-Ray…”
Doh-Ray-Mi
The spokesman walked brusquely up the wooden stair case in the wee hours of the morning brandishing his half eaten roast Tilapia. The bone framework was a vivid display of the excellence with which he was undertaking the surgery. He slumped to his seat, his eyes casually looking round the room where his friends spoke in low tones with others drifting to sleep while others still like him, the love balm and the stethoscope reflected in solitude. Continue reading “Doh-Ray-Mi”
The Blazing Trail 