The early morning fog covered the tops of everything. If anyone had been out of bed in that lazy place they could have seen the cups of foamy and webby substances on…
Yippee! It is National Superhero day again! Every year, on the 28th day of April we get to celebrate those superheroes who inspired us when we were kids and still inspire us…
I was born on September 7th, 1997, it was a very sunny day and the women who helped my mom deliver were dripping with sweat. My father said that there were seven…
Rena raised the six appendages beside her head and stared intently at the object on the table-like slab. The flower quivered but did not lift. “Rena! Concentrate!” her mother called from across…
Sam The fridge door closed with a bang, narrowly missing my pinkie finger. I looked and saw my father standing there staring at me without remorse. Anger and the stench of old…
Hurray!!! It is March! It is Women’s History Month 2025! Is it not remarkable the way we took a leap from Black History Month into Women’s History Month this year? A whole…
There’s a kind of nostalgia that isn’t about a particular event but about a particular time in life. Everyday, when I look at you my daughter, I am hit with a huge…
Isabel hated the smell of hospitals, the last time she had been in a hospital was five years ago when she had her little girl. This hospital, however, was homier than others.…
The angry rush of water down the old roof reflected Amina’s own dark mood. Shaking her head, she bemoaned the erratic weather of Benin City, where God has seen fit to give…
It is almost New Year’s Eve again. At every year’s end, we make dazzling new decisions for the new year. Tell me, what happened to your last year’s resolutions? How many of…