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I have loved four men all my life. I have also had my heart broken by all four men at different stages of my life, each one hurting less than the last.…
Unlike most of the other passengers whose family members were hugging and smooching them, Hugo walks alone to the check point. Here, his white skin is nothing special but he knows that…
“Yooooooooooo! I’m back, my precious babies. Did you all miss me? I know I did. Regina, Prisca, Olive, Mide, Sade, Lateefah, Aisha, Blessing, and of course, my sacred Omo.” He turned round…
They called it an Introductory class and yet, I still couldn’t get a thing. When I walked into this class today, I was exhausted. It was my second week of school and…
I saw her that day before she did me. She was dressed in rags, hair the color of dirt. I could smell the ooze from her pits even though we weren’t in…
Today is about to be the greatest day of my life. I can feel it in my guts. Today is the day that marks the beginning of the rest of my life.…
‘You have to smile oh! It’s supposed to be your wedding.’ ‘But I’m smiling…’ ‘That is not a smile. It’s a big day, darling. Don’t ruin it.’ My mother said, wearing a…
The last time she saw her mother, she had had her head buried between her laps, with her right hand sticking out of the space between her right leg and thigh. Clutched…
When I woke up this morning, the only productive thing I hoped to complete before the end of the day was brushing my teeth, but then, my aunty called and sent me…
The first time we met, I didn’t think we were ever going to speak, not to talk of being friends. I was just resuming my internship position at First City Bank and…