Parenting/Family

raising an unwanted child

Raising an Unwanted Child: An African Woman’s Personal Tale on Raising an Unwanted Child

NOVEMBER 2018 “Jimmy, what’s that?” Brittany asked when she saw her son squatting in a corner with a box in his hands. They were cleaning the attic that Saturday and everyone was…

African holiday dishes

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…

All These Lands Are Deserts

When I was about twelve years old, my mother ran a restaurant in front of our house. In the afternoons when business was slow we would sit behind the counter and talk…

I’ll point to the East, show me the West

“Your father wants you to take off your uniform, he says you’re following me to the market today”. My mother told me as I knelt with my hands on the buckle of…

the third one to cross

The Third One to Cross

“Bimpe! Tope! Funke!” my aunt’s voice pierced through the nightmarish haze in my mind. For the first time in three days, I was grateful to her for screaming this early in the…

October Sky of October Fifth

In the early morning of October 3rd, hurried feet moves past the buildings on Third Lantern drive for a few minutes before breaking into a run. This is Jon’s favorite past time.…