The Gods Are Silent

As a custodian of the gods was handed down to him by his father, Papa is popular and powerful, feared and revered as the most potent priest in the village of Adiembra; builds confidence in himself; and believes there is no power above his gods. However, there is a problem that tears him apart: his last wife is unable to bear him a child. Papa consults a god in the North who makes his last wife conceive, with a condition to make a sacrifice every new moon. During labor, she struggles to live but dies. Papa soon forgets the pain and hurt of death as the beautiful baby girl grows. Papa forgets to perform the sacrifice on a few occasions as the god of the North asked. The god strikes, bringing punishment on the little girl with an abscess that causes her to decay till death. Papas boys rebel and elope, turning against him and his gods. In anger, Papa beats up wives and sends them away to their families, living his life alone. He makes love to a prostitute during a visit to his friend. An ant falls from his penis; he bleeds until his health deteriorates. Papa loses connection with the gods and his family and consequently commits suicide.

Daniel Dickson Boateng lives in New York City and teaches English language and writing in the higher education levels in the Tristate areaNew York New Jersey. The author went through education in Africa, China, and in the United States, graduating with a BA in English and Music, MA in English Literature, MA in English Language and Creative Writing and a PhD in Educational Leadership. He is saturated with the passion of writing fiction and memoirs. The gods are Silent was written in China and finally got published after 8 years; its exciting for a long-awaited dream to leap into the fruition of reality.