Bardic Expressions is a powerful collection of five short stories rooted in African folklore, myth, and mysticism. Each tale weaves the sacred with the surreal, where ancestral echoes clash with modern struggles, and the supernatural walks beside the living. From cursed priesthoods to crypto betrayals, haunted villages to forbidden love, and the tender fragility of time itself - these stories are more than entertainment. They are mirrors of memory, vessels of resistance, and rhythms of becoming. What to expect inside: ✔ Atmospheric African horror and myth-inspired fantasy ✔ High emotional stakes and morally complex characters ✔ Folklore reimagined with cinematic storytelling ✔ Themes of power, destiny, betrayal, love, and spiritual justice The Five Stories are: BECOMING ONOME: After inheriting a mysterious pouch from her late grandmother, a struggling Lagos lady discovers she can bend men to her will, but this gift of power awakens an ancient spirit buried in her bloodline. As she’s consumed by desire, vanity, and violence, she must fight to resist the demon’s final claim before the third and final meal seals her fate forever. THE LOST PASSPHRASE: When a washed-up con artist on the brink of suicide stumbles on a forgotten Bitcoin wallet tied to his dead best friend, he thinks he’s found a lifeline. But as the money rolls in, so do the ghosts - of betrayal, buried secrets, and a past that refuses to stay dead. He quickly realised that some keys don’t just unlock wallets… they summon ghosts. KILL THE DRUMMER: In a village in Mbano, Imo State, a young drummer’s forbidden love for a maiden clashes with the ruthless ambitions of the village elites. Shattered by injustice, he sets out on a path of revenge, only to stir the echoes of an older betrayal, as each beat of his drum summons long-buried sins and inevitable judgment. THE VESSEL: A brutal massacre in a Church leaves the nation in shock, then a woman steps forward, claiming she holds the answers. Her tale unravels in fragments of love, loss, and a ritual gone wrong, as shocking discoveries mount and a trail of bodies edges closer to the city. Soon, the question is no longer who did it, but who has already been possessed. BEFORE THE CLOCK STOPS: Their marriage was already failing when Adaeze’s diagnosis arrived. With time slipping away, she and her husband Chidi travel to Calabar in search of a miracle. What begins in desperation becomes a journey of quiet forgiveness—hospital corridors...