The Bachelor Eve Bill
CJ has carefully planned a classy Bachelor Eve. Just close friends of the groom, having dinner at a nice lounge, and everyone pays their own bill.
Then one overexcited groomsman starts ordering premium drinks. Another invites extra friends. Someone else orders plenty of food. Then the bill arrives.
What happens when the bachelor party is over, the drinks have been enjoyed, the memories have been made and then the waiter presents the bill?
Imagine Though – Flash Fiction
If I had a naira for every time an aunty asked, “So, when are we buying our lace for your wedding?” I’d probably be retired on a private beach in Dubai by now, sipping coconut water and not needing to work for the rest of my life. Instead, I was sitting at a table in […]
Dayo’s Detty December Diaries
If you’ve ever wondered what Detty December looks like behind the scenes for a Lagos baker… whew, come and hear her story! 😂
Mid-November, Lagos people started ordering “just small cupcakes” for end-of-year parties. Corporate branding cakes. PTA gifts. Class parties. Then came last-minute engagement cakes, alumni reunion cakes that nearly made us cry, IJGB clients paying in dollars, and Mohammed sending voice notes from traffic stand-still. By Christmas Eve, we were EXHAUSTED… but we delivered every order. And when we finally went out to enjoy Detty December for ourselves? PURE JOY.
Read the full chapter now – it’s funny, chaotic, relatable, and so Lagos. You’ll love it! 💛
An introduction to “The Lagos Flash Fiction Series” by Tolulope Popoola
Tolulope Popoola’s Lagos Flash Fiction Series is a witty, emotionally intelligent, and culturally vibrant portrait of modern Lagos life, told through a brilliant collection of flash fiction stories. Comprising six standalone volumes: Memoirs of a Lagos Wedding Planner, Memoirs of a Serial Best Man, Memoirs of a Lagos Baker, Memoirs of a Lagos Taxi Driver, […]
