Author of new short story collection, ‘The Sex Life of a Lagos Mad Woman’, ‘Seun Salami, has said that the collection of twelve largely ‘Sex Life’ stories is not erotica or literary porn as the title might suggest, but simply “vivid prose description of everyday realities of which sex happens to be of great interest.”

The new book which goes on sale tomorrow (Monday, October 13, 2014) is generally about the sex lives of several fictional characters like a Lagos mad woman, a celibate priest, a lesbian in need of a partner, a ritualist’s apprentice who falls in love with one of their captives, and a charismatic Pentecostal preacher, while also exploring themes like child witch-hunting and man’s inhumanity to man.

Speaking exclusively to Omojuwa.com, the author also known by his Twitter alias @SeunWrites said he never intended for the stories to be primarily about the sex lives of various characters, seeing as he wrote the stories at different times and about six of them have been published in various forms at different times online.

An abridged 1,300 words version of the title story, The Sex Life of a Lagos Mad Woman, for instance, was first published online in May of 2012, while the complete version in the book is well over 5,000 words.

“I came out of my comfort zone in this collection, to write about people, places and things that are totally based on my sometimes wild and dangerous imagination,” he said.

“Although the book is clearly not meant for children due to the vivid imagery I tried to create throughout, it is also clearly not porn or erotica or any of those things. Besides, there are quite a number of other stories where I tried to describe other things like goings-on in a ritualist’s den in a vivid way as well,” he concluded.

Our Pastor is Hooked on Porn and Me is the story of a celebrated charismatic preacher’s addiction to pornography and the resultant illicit affair with his secretary. In Pentecostal Sabina, Salami describes the dilemma of a born-again sister who is betrothed to the choir master of her church in a strictly monitored courtship while also being secretly in love with a supposed unbeliever.

In Flight Partner, a Nigerian lady is heading back to Houston after visiting her family in Nigeria for the first time since leaving for University in America. Amidst thinking about her mother’s request to find a husband before her next visit, she meets a lady on the check-in queue who is in a similar situation, however, she seems to be in need of a different kind of partner.

Other compelling stories in the collection include ‘The Merchant’s Dungeon’, ‘Witch-hunting Nights’, ‘Breadwinners’ and five other compelling stories written in a bold, direct and thought-provoking style.

‘The Sex Life of a Lagos Mad Woman’ will be available at major bookstores and on Amazon from tomorrow (Monday October 13), but the author’s autographed copies have been selling at great discounts from www.bookvineng.com and via telephone on 08055696965 since the book was first announced.