"On a lot of things" is a collection of short stories and poems:

The themes for the stories range from allegorical stories with undertones of serious national and social issues- examples of which are 'National Greed' and 'Primal instinct'; to stories that capture the everyday lives of urban dwellers and the challenges they face as experienced in "Zone B".

'The season August broke' and 'Midnight at noon' are stories of natural occurrences and how it affects the lives of everyday people within the confines of the different cultures- rural and urban. Other stories, like D and C, explore the world of the feminine and the complex daily decisions they need to make in a seemingly gender-unbalanced world. Such are the diverse themes that can be found in this debut collection.

The first word is a poem titled 'Life' which captures the author's perception of Life as it is, while the denouement comes in 'Ariwo Oja', a poem that seeks to compare our existence to the workings of a traditional market; 'Alexis' is fictional story of 'Good' and 'Evil'.

An architect by profession, Ifelanwa Osundolire has managed to tell these stories in plain language. In the same vein, he has also managed to adopt a flavour that will be irresistible to people with literary leanings.

WILDLIFE
Sadly, he took a quick bite out of the gazelle and he ran off before the jackals closed in.
On getting to the carcass, the jackals howled 'HOO-HOO' in 'jackalous' happiness and settled down to meat when the roar of a lion caught them mid-chow. The jackals scurried off boo-ing, as they fled.
The lion arrived at the scene in stately manner, its tawny hide stretched thin to reveal rib bones; and it started to tear at the body of Chilolo's gazelle: Chilolo and all the other jackals spitefully watching the scene from a distance.
Chilolo sat under the scattered shade of a wilting tree: the tear-lines of a cheetah's eternal cry running down his face and his bulging sides billowing fast to recover wasted energy. He watched as the lion devoured his catch and as he sat in the heat of that Serengeti drought, he asked the same question many of us have asked forever, WHO EATS THE LION?

THE CHEMISTRY OF A VICE
The swirling vermilion in the glass reminded me of a lover's lone voice in a deep dark cave calling - calling - calling out my name. I had been clean for two days but it felt like eternity. I studied the glass cup as if my life depended on it, the stranger, oblivious of my tare twirled the glass again and again, and each twist of the wrist teased me unbearably.
My eyes were glued to both the drinker and the drink, after a while I closed my eyes hoping to strengthen myself against the 'spirit' that beckoned me.
I was through with this phase, I reassured myself, I will never turn back! I will never drink again!
My palms itched and sweat broke out all over my body- outward signs of the war that was being waged within. Every second logged like an eon in my consciousness. Then I heard, as from distance and I saw, as through the eyes of a stranger, as i beckoned the bartender and asked for one glass. "Just one glass," I whispered as if I did not want to be overheard. "Please just one glass"

Tell magazine - http://www.tellng.com/ContentDesc.aspx?page_id=27

Thisday - http://1and1.thisdayonline.com/nview.php?id=181115

Next234 - http://234next.com/csp/cms/sites/Next/ArtsandCulture/Books/5609391-147/story.csp

Interviews - News Media (The Punch) - http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art201009071104514

Interview with Nana Agyeman - http://freduagyeman.blogspot.com/2010/08/interview-with-osundolire-ifelanwa.html

Interview with Myne Whitman - http://www.mynewhitmanwrites.com/2010/07/ifelanwa-osundlire-on-lot-of-things.html

Pulse - http://pul.se/Ifelanwa-Osundlire-On-a-lot-of-Things-Guest-Author_Africa-7sjaPC98ON,ljlifHZUa7QE

Bookaholic blog - Feature author - http://bookaholicblog.blogspot.com/2010/08/new-book-on-lot-of-things.html

Author profile - http://freduagyeman.blogspot.com/2010/08/two-and-one-from-nigeria-oneado.html

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