African

What A Man Can Give

It all started on a rainy Sunday morning. My mother was running through the rain, trying to cover herself from it. I was in a purple parasol, looking out at the road.…

Let Us Postpone The Wedding

I wore a blue dress over my head. I hissed in irritation, I was already sweating a little. The room was hot and stuffy but despite the discomfort, I wouldn’t have it…

Grainy Apocalypse: One Night In A Personalized Hell

The bathroom door creaked as Shayna opened it and stepped inside the small square room she spent most of her time is now. She walked towards the countertop, her Afro hair bouncing…

Men And Lies: How He Met The Same Girl Twice

Based On A True Life Story The music was blaring very loudly and I was sitting terribly close to the speakers. It was actually Teni’s song ‘Power rangers’ that was playing at…

How To Spot A Mermaid

The water pulsed around the figure of a woman with long dark hair. From a distance, it appeared as though she was searching the water for something. The rising sun spread its…

My Water Spirit

“Life is like a river, it never flows past a place twice”. I don’t recall much from my childhood. I remember being a very sad child, or so everyone assumed. On the…

Okay Let’s Talk Marriage: African Traditional Marriage

Marriage is hands down, one of the most important institutions in every African society We would even dare to assume that the ceremony itself- that is, the way one enters this institution…