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Shittu Fowora<br />
Double Promotion<br />
through. Her nose was sweaty; her hands, unsteady.<br />
“How may I help you,” the voice at the other end said.<br />
“Please, may I speak with the owner <strong>of</strong> the phone?” she said in the calmest <strong>of</strong> voices ever.<br />
She’ll be surprised at her own gestures.<br />
“Ma’am, can you call back later? She’s about to be discharged from the maternity unit,” the<br />
recipient said.<br />
“Where’s that? Please…” she asked. “Golden Jubilee Hospital,” she answered.<br />
On reaching Golden Jubilee Hospital, Clydebank, she met a black parturient woman, with<br />
twins; and met eyeball to eyeball with Kpodo –who suddenly lost his face, lost his voice and<br />
lost his pace. The basket fell <strong>of</strong>f Tinuke’s hands and shards splintered all over.<br />
Shittu Fowora, a lifelong fan <strong>of</strong> history and the power <strong>of</strong> words has<br />
recently been motivated by the winsomeness <strong>of</strong> birds and the wisdom<br />
<strong>of</strong> ants. Having been stung more than twice while attempting to lounge<br />
in trees to write verses, he now spends more time around electronic<br />
gadgets, at other times, he’s in bed, not sleeping.<br />
His works have recently appeared in or forthcoming from Sentinel<br />
Quarterly Review, Monkeystarpress, Thewritemag, Helen Literary<br />
Magazine, DANSE MACABRE, Abbreviate Journal, Arc and writerscafe.<br />
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