Part 1 https://mayorspen.wordpress.com/2020/03/26/dinner-at-the-colemans/ Part 2 https://kemisniche.wordpress.com/2020/03/27/dinner-at-the-colemans-part-2/ Part 3 https://demarkwrites.wordpress.com/2020/03/28/dinner-at-the-colemans-part-3/ Part 4 https://covirytz.wordpress.com/2020/03/28/dinner-at-the-colemans-part-4/ Part 5 https://transformationplace.blog/2020/03/31/dinner-at-the-colemans-part-5/ Part 6 https://msgiddy.wordpress.com/2020/04/01/dinner-at-the-colemans-part-6/ Part 7 https://taemytayo.wordpress.com/2020/04/01/dinner-at-the-colemans-part-7/ The silence was deafening. How could a well thought out plan like theirs have failed completely? Rose had always been the simpler one. The one who understood everyone’s motive, always ready to take one for the team. It had always seemed like she could not stand being first, being prioritized. She acted like some things were too good for her. Like she deserved only the backbench. Lauren had a
When world rankings predict that African Businesses have a 5-year life span, do they factor in the petty traders that man their corner shops for a lifetime? I visited my parents in Abeokuta recently and was again amazed at the persistence of these corner shops. Photo by Breston Kenya from Pexels When we moved into the area in 1997, 'Iya Tunde' was already there, the official plug for fresh bread, Monday to Sunday. She had a grinding mill too, where children socialised while they waited for their turn to grind pepper or beans. She sold more than bread, pretty much anything people needed. Her goods often changed with the seasons, balloons and 'banger' accompanying the yuletide, leap balm and 'Rubb' surfacing in harmattan and umbrellas to welcome the rains. It appears like she has been there forever, but she has four educated children and two completed houses to show for it. What about 'Iya Bose' popula