Young Adult Stories
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…
Dear Diary, I am in love with life. I think there is a melody in the swish of the wind and the thump of our feet against the floor. I think the…
As the iron gates opened, Sheila saw the first ray of sun she hadn’t seen in the last 10 years. Asides the routine work and games they were entitled to, which required…
And this isFor colored girlsWho have consideredSuicide but areMoving to theends of theirOwn rainbows ~~ Ntozake shange Every girl needs a hero in her life. Day One: A New Start? On the…
Sharon gazed out of the window, her thoughts drifting to Tobe, the man she had loved for as long as she could remember. As she watched the sunlight filter through the leaves…
Tanka’s heart was breaking into pieces and those pieces into smaller ones and even those were breaking smaller. Soon there would be nothing left in the left side of his chest but…
The cold night breeze caressed her skin like an invisible embrace. It felt like a reassurance; that all would be well after her next step. A teardrop dared try to betray her…
Dara had never wished for superpowers before, not even as a child. She never dreamed of flying or shooting laser beams from her eyes, she was never interested in magic or fairy…
You close your eyes and hiss like the biggest snake in the city as the intense shouts of ‘die by fire’ reverberates and shake the very core of the old building. The…
He handed me the cup of hot choco I had been staring at wantonly and held my small, cold shivering hands in his big warm hands. “You see, life is just like…