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American vs African Holiday Dishes

Cooking has a way of bringing people together. Food, particularly good food has a way of making people happy and putting people in a festive mood. But it is the holiday! Everyone…

Growing Old And Thinking About Death

The sun was low in the sky that day, Martha sat on the lowest step digging the toe of her pink shoe into the earth. She would remember the day in many…

How To Plan A Disaster Wedding

Fall in-love with your bestfriend Outside, the snow fell heavily. A woman was wearing a long white gown with a plunging neckline and serving cookies at the table. She seemed preoccupied with…

Frozen tears

Jide walked down the street to the Cafe for some coffee. Another man would perhaps have gone for a drink and a long smoke but Jide didn’t drink and neither did he…

African Tales: The Witch Tree

I slipped my feet into the slippers beside the bed and wrapped my nightie firmly around myself. Eddy’s soft snores filled the room. The clock said 11pm, 2hours since we had dinner.…