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Mrs. Mary Ikeh Arumona (my mother) concieved and later gave birth to 'Johnson O.J. Arumona' on October 5th, 1971. I had a pleasant up bringing.
Between the age of 8-12, I designed cartoons, sketched and made my own comics. I later started writing creative stories. In 1986, my short story 'The Breeze'won the literary contest of my College. As a 'gifted writer' I had always had a passion to write inspirational write ups,short stories and poems.All along I had desired to become a writer.
Some years later, after my father (who was a caterer) passed on. I took after him and I studied and became a trained professional caterer. I spent several years on my demanding job as a 'Food Service consultant.' However, I discovered that I find fulfilment in writing. There after, I managed to split my time, investing about 5-6 hours of each day to deverlop my writing skills, mostly at nights.
I am Idoma by tribe, from the clan of Orokam and a native of Adum-Aiona. In Ogbadigbo local Government area of Benue State, Nigeria.
Two of my primary goals in life are:
One:To literary promote the customs and values of Idoma Land.
Two:To become a successful writer/literary agent and support/discover talented and unpublished African writers.
my e-mail adress is:returntoages@yahoo.com
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MY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:
- I've completed my first novel titled: Return To Ages.( A story of aprox.over 100,000 words.I invested about 15 year on the work)
- 'Shattred Clay: The Poetic Gospel'(My collection of Poetry)
- My anthology of Short stories titled:'The Voice Of Peace'.(unpublished)
- Another unpublished creative work:'Waiting For Tomorrow'(Contemporary Fiction novel).
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MY NEWS:
Publisher/Editor, of a local magazine'FoodGuide'.
I am currently seeking for Relaible 'Literary Agents 'to represent my work:Return To Ages.
Columist with: Concern Magazine.
Editorial Memeber: Destiny Digest.
I have had the previllage of associating with the following literary personalities.
*Late Chief Cyprain D. Ekwensi,
-Nigeria's prolific writer
and author of:
'The Burning Grass.'
* Mohammed Sule,
-Author of:'Undesirable Element.'
* Delita Whitfield,
-Jamaican writer/Literary critic.
Co-Founder:
*Adum-Aiona Literary Society.
*The Discovery Literary Forum.
My Five Other Works In Progress:
1.Malaina (Non-fiction story)
2.Back To Ages
(Sequence to Return To Ages)
3.Restaurant Business.(Restaurant Management Book)
4.Africana Diets(My Collection of 150 traditional easy African recipes)
5. Hadassah!(A compiled novel about the jewish herion named Esther.)
6. A guide to successful food service operations.
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Freelance Writing Services:
>I currently Offer four levels of ‘freelance?writing services for Organizations, Businesses and Individuals.
Level One: Ghost Writing:
> My first objective is to agree on the general subject you want covered and the message you intend to convey.
> Once we have agreed upon the subject matter, the content, the scope of the message, the audience and the appropriate format, I will then decide on how the information is to be organized.
>At the end of the project period, I will deliver to you a hard copy and an electronic copy (MS WORD) of the manuscript in publishing format. I can also assist you with publishing options.
Level Two: Technical writing:
>I undertake/Report, feature articles, proposals, flyers, newsletters, speeches, brochures and web site contents.
Level Three: Business Letters/Correspondence:
> I compose business letters. All you need to do is to e-mail or post the pertinent information to me and the document would be returned to you as e-mail attachment in MS WORD.
Level Four: Creative Writing:
> I also offer original creative works (specially on request) in the following genre (between 750-2000 words and above).
>Supernatural Fiction
>Short Stories
>Religion
>Romance
>Poetry
>Literary Fiction
>Non- Fiction Story
>African –Tales
>Historical Fiction
>African Plays
Just Chose your title/topic of interest and I’ll complete the rest!
My Rates:
>My concept/practice is freelancing. Until I am contacted and the project has been executed, delivered and accepted by you. I don’t have specific rates for my writing services. However, my charges vary and the term of the payment of my fees is flexible, depending on the level of work I will be doing for you.
> To receive further details on how my ‘freelance writing services?works.
Please e-mail me right away at: 'hasotel@yahoo.com
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MY FAVORITE LINKS:
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MY RESIDENCE INFO:
City: WOFCC: # 30 Nguru road, No mans land, Kano.
State/Country: Kano-Nigeria
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BOOKS PUBLISHED:
 ‘FOODGUIDE’ is a specialized soft sell magazine. This periodical 40 pages publication Published by ARUMONA promises to be highly informative with objectives analysis of issues having a direct bearing to the total well being of the public.
All the columns in this new magazine are constructively informative and are based within the contexts of the hospitality and tourism sectors. The first column: ‘KITCHEN SKILLS’ is designed to offer to its readers the opportunity to share the day-to-day challenges of their kitchen with the magazine’s food specialists.
There is the ‘FOODS, BEVERAGES, AND SOCIETY WATCH!’ The objectives of these columns are to keep readers well informed about the updates in these sectors and society news. Other columns like ‘HEALTH NEWS,’ ‘CHILDREN MATTERS’ deals with the issues of health and children.
THE RECIPE AND COOKERY section of the magazine, promotes local and intercontinental dishes. Readers can also learn how to make Desserts and cakes. MENU GUEST and THE INGREDIENT OF THE MONTH feature additional special recipes. All the recipes are easy to prepare.
The magazine also contains columns like HOTEL CHECK, SUPER STORE, and TOP TEN EATERIES, which takes the readers on a smooth journey to the leading operators of these sectors.
But there is more! The magazine also features entertaining and constructive literary desserts like MAMA PUT! A sequel fiction story. Other juicy write ups like FOODGUIDE BLUES, PEOTIC DIETS, and SHORT STORY are written by seasoned novelists, poets, and freelance writers.
The soft sell magazine serves as a journal for creating awareness in modern cookery and to expose local communities to the vast resources that are available within the country and abroad.
Generally, the aim of the publisher being a stakeholder in the hospitality sector is to help bridge the gap between the manufacturers, operators of the foods/beverages and hospitality industry with the public. You can discover these and many more only in …FOODGUDE!
-Tourist Flash Magazine,
September. 2003
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 The Busy Fool
If you stare into the midnight,
Worrying about your ever busy schedules,
That is the first sign that you will have bad dreams.
If you keep loving money,
And work very hard to become rich,
Even then, the longer it will take you to get what you want.
If you eventually succeed,
And become more successful than you ever imagined,
Like the grave your liabilities will widen its mouth.
And if you maybe save good money,
For the proverbial rainy day,
The more likely you'll lose it in one shady deal.
Do you have total control over your life?
Can you argue with a heavily armed soul?
Can you resist a mightier force?
Such is the fate of any fool,
Rebelling to accept the perfect will of God
For his life.
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This sample cover is designed to promote and market the manuscript of my unpublished anthology of poems titled: ‘Shattered Clay: The Poetic Gospel' The manuscript contains one hundred and twenty nine of my original poems and the publishing rights are available for sale.
Why I compiled this anthology?
…In writing these poems I have been guarded mainly by man’s contemporary challenges and the interest of drawing people back to God!
For ease of reading, the poems are group under seven headings. Some of these grouping are base on the themes and some concentrate on the particular technique of poetry.
The CONTENTS
Group 1 -'Parenting and Children’
1. Child of My Love
2. Born without Manners
3. Early Ninety Days
4. When a lad is Born
5. Let’s groove on
6. The Last baby Girl
7. Mama with a Destiny
8. Mama Africa!
9. A contented Father
10. Holiday Fever
11. The Black child's little sin
12. Here comes the baby
13. What did daddy say?
14. The Runaway Mother
15. My quest for good life
Group 2 - 'Inspiration and Encouragement’
16. The unseen You
17. He's never too Busy
18. Brighter Tomorrow
19. A Child of Destiny (Part One and Two)
20. December
21. The making of a Saint
22. My Day
23. Come and talk to Me
24. One Day in your Life
25. When Victory lurks at Ya
26. A Penny from Heaven
27. Yet will I Trust Him
28. Shhh!
29. Flowing in God's Timing
30. Hope
31. Seductive Spirit (Part One and Two)
32. Sentenced to Succeed
33. Give the best you got
34. Life is One
35. Not sick and tired
36. No shaking
Group 3 -'Politics and Living'
37. A New Nigeria
38. Poverty Mentality
39. Africa!
40. Financial Storm
41. Chaos in the Savannah
42. The Spirit of Cain
43. A Depraved Society
44. The Spirit Of Jezebel
45. A Thousand Flies can't be wrong
46. Naked before God
47. I'm a Confused School Boy
48. Grandpa the Barber
49. A Time to Say Goodbye
50. Inside The Closet
51. The White Dog Next Door
52. Tears against Infirmities
53. Democracy In Babylon
54. Life Is But a Breath
55. Fair Weather Friends
56. A Covering From Hell
57. When deep sleep Befalls Man
58. Forces against Nature
59. Taylor and his tailors
60. People of the Nile
Group 4- 'Folklore and Nature’
61. Noah's second sparrow
62. A dose of wine and oil
63. The Battle at Home
64. Outside In the Rain
65. The Fulani Butterfly
66. Morning
67. My Village Story Teller
68. Shower from Nature
69. The Market Place
70. The Red Stream
71. God's Property
72. Who was at work?
73. Not sick and tired
74. A season to reason
75. Mallam Aboki
Group 5- 'Stewardship and Elegy’
76. The Busy Fool
77. My Angel in the Lord's House
78. A Novelist at Work
79. The Long Road
80. Food For Thought
81. Tears to the Wind
82. The Foodie Shrine
83. Agony of missing of her
84. A Vicious Circle
85. My Unorthodox Hero
86. Do You Know Him?
87. A Man once called Shokoloko
88. Adventure Of a gifted Writer
89. Another Flicking wings
90. Wheel Barrow Boy
91. Dear Ugly mama
92. Die-hard Entrepreneur
93. Shattered Clay
Group 6- 'Love and Marriage'
94. My Secret Garden
95. Nuptial Bliss
96. Talk the Talk
97. Marriage In Idoma land
98. I Believe in You
99. A Creed for Two
100. The Forgiven Heart
101. A writer's dream Woman (Part One and Two)
102. Snoop Rendezvous
103. Engagement Hymn
104. Three Times His Lady
105. The Hirsute Groom
106. If I Had One Wish
107. Old Songs Of Love
108. Kairos of Love
109. My love thing
110. Wet dreams
Group 7- ‘Figurative and Contemporary’
111. Mirror in the sky
112. Solar Friction
113. Power pack
114. Playing to Lose
115. When hopes vanishes
116. Truncated Love
117 My Poetic gospel
118. His Word
119. Sea life
120. Minds of steel
121. Trapped
122. Heart of a Home
123. The Prodigal Father
124. Big Brother at School
125. Farewell my Lolo!
126. Scheming Priests of Naijaland
127. I’m Afraid of Tomorrow
128. Watchers of Men
129. The fallen Sun (Part One and Two)
© Shattered Clay: The Poetic Gospel. All rights Reserved. Johnson O.J. Arumona 2008
The above 129 poems are available for assessment. Interested Christian Publishers or Literary agents should tender their interest and offer to hasotel@yahoo.com (Subject: The Poetic Gospel.) or call +2348080745915
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