“Take it or leave it!”

 Ephrem Endale Contributer  Recently, a few of us were talking about, what else, the horrendously rising cost of living. Maybe by just getting things off our chest we might ease the pain.... Read more »

Embarrassed! No, Sir

This guy was participant in one of those workshops that seem taking place in every corner. Not very much used to such gatherings it was an experience for him. The workshop was... Read more »

The ‘Silent’ Cellphone

Ephrem Endale Contributer  A simple question; how many times have you heard couple quarreling over the use (or abuse!) of the cellphone? I mean there is only as much anybody can take... Read more »

“Bring my netela”

Sometime back a group of us were talking about everything and anything. Well, we thought that was what we were talking about, but the fact is the anything and everything mainly focused... Read more »

“Am I my brother’s keeper?”

Ephrem Endale Contributer  There is this guy you know; not actually a friend in the real sense but someone you get together for a couple of beers. You meet on weekends and... Read more »

Knife and fork for injera and wot!

There is an incident I like raising once in a while. Some years back a group of us were in this place. This elderly man in his eighties or so enters. All... Read more »

Resting my Tipping Hand

Ephrem Endale Contributer The guy was in the wrong place. Being a fellow who despite his very modest income likes to draw attention enters a certain restaurant for the first time. After... Read more »

Friendships Going Bust

The easiest thing is not building a new friendship, it’s destroying an old one and there are a hundred and one ways where friendships crumble. A couple of years back I heard... Read more »

“It is my responsibility…”

Ephrem Endale Contributer  There is this story of a hubby and his wife getting into a real physical fight. After struggling for some time she pins him down and pummels him like... Read more »

‘Football Neo-colonialism!’ Is it really that!

I have a confession; I almost regularly watch the English Premier League. A second confession; my team took the cup after three decades; ours was one, long wait, wasn’t it! Case closed!... Read more »