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Kemmy B.
@kemmyb
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Writer ¦ Thinker ¦ Believer
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Lagos, Nigeria
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2021-01-02 01:39
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-17 15:08
Is He Even Wearing Clothes?
“Veronica, where are you? It's dinner time!” My stepmother yelled from inside the house. I was a step away from entering the forest behind our house when her irritated voice rang out. Two birds flew off
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-15 14:05
Don't Click The Link!
In those days when emails were popular before texting became a thing, I loved to read through them. And I received tons, a few relevant ones and many spams. Then I found one interesting email in my spam
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-14 12:36
What A Mess!
You need to get it together, Claire. I had rolled my eyes at my father when he flippantly said that during my visit home over the weekend. No one had the right to tell me how to feel or behave. Mom only
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-13 12:37
The One On Display
Celeste knew it was a test even though her grandmother framed it as a simple invitation to visit her herb shop. Her twin brother, Angos, had discovered his gift as a toddler. He loved to fold papers into
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-12 12:59
A Patent Lie (5)
BEFORE..... The creaks had become familiar to me over the years, after all, I was born in the old townhouse. I knew the restless clanging of pipes, the times they went off and settled. I knew the sharp
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-11 12:50
Time To Get Vertical
The cool, quiet dawn was finally giving way to a clear orange-coloured sky that would welcome the sun. Justina sat on a plastic chair by the window, watching the street wake up. She had been sitting there
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-10 16:08
Not Much Ambiguity
A blackmailer is the one with the most to lose, not the other person. Mama said that to me once, a long time ago and the brief flash of memory nearly made me cry. The rain had settled into a thin drizzle
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-08 15:23
A Patent Lie (4)
BEFORE..... The night air felt colder than it really was. My heart hammered so loudly I feared anyone nearby might hear it. Chest tight and senses alert, I turned into the dark alley behind the tavern.
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-07 12:36
A Patent Lie (3)
BEFORE..... “Cedric?” My heart sank at the sound of her hoarse voice, as if she had cried herself to exhaustion that night. I paused, one foot still in the doorway as my gaze took in the cold, empty kitchen.
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-06 12:35
A Patent Lie (2)
BEFORE..... The night air like tiny needles bit at my face or perhaps it was only the sting of Vaughn's fists lingering still. Shoulders bowed, my shirt stiff with sweat and soot, I eased the door to our
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-04 12:56
A Patent Lie [Fiction]
Night had settled over the neighbourhood yet the air grew restless. Our old townhouses sort of sang to themselves—strange creaks and rattling noises in a ragged rhythm. Most people slept through it or
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-03 14:28
First Impression [Fiction]
When the Elders Council told Iquarius to return to the human world with his apprentice, Kolla, he was confident it would be one of his easiest assignments—until they specified that Kolla must ingratiate
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-02 13:13
The Broken Swing [Fiction]
A bolt of lightning tore across the sky, lighting Clara's dim room for a moment. She huddled deeper into the duvet, her body trembling. There was a soft knock at the door and her heart skipped. “Honey,
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-05-01 15:32
Insist On It [Fiction]
[divider curl .webp]( The café wasn't crowded. He sat by the glass window, relaxed, savouring every sip of coffee from his mug, unaware of my gaze. A curl of dark brown hair fell across one eye, giving
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-04-30 12:29
I'm Just Drifting [Fiction]
As the only female lifeguard on Cottswood Resort, Simmons' day rarely went the way she expected. By ten am, she had already closed off a section of the beach due to a strong rip current. She had just made
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-04-29 17:18
Licence To Do Something [Fiction]
The sky was grey and overcast, hiding the sun close to midday yet the air felt stuffy and humid. It was summer in Lagos. And Eriola Gardens offered a rare kind of calm, a place where people on the Island
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-04-28 12:40
Don't Look In The Corner! [Fiction]
Don’t look in the corner! The shaman's voice was deep and foreboding, the instruction issued like a death warning. Ishan sneaked a peek with one eye opened from his kneeling position to get a good look
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-04-26 14:23
It's Not That Hard [Fiction]
They say it's not that hard. But Lauren has doubts, her heart racing as she catches a glimpse of her future stretching out ahead of her. It seems vast and unknown, uncertain even. The long stretch of
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-04-24 12:51
Not So Hot Now [Fiction]
Shelby bit down on her lower lip, a quiet way of reprimanding herself in case no one else did. She frowned, watching the officer on duty fumble with a bunch of keys before finally unlocking the cell. It
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kemmyb
Freewriters
2026-04-23 12:55
The Big Clash [Fiction]
He had just finished fixing the sink when his phone buzzed in his jeans pocket. He sat up, wiped his hands on a rag and checked the message. He smiled, glanced up from the floor, and caught his sixty-eight
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