I was seventeen, and he was seventeen too. He joined my school in secondary school 2. Then, I was the only girl who still had no boyfriend in SS2, the only girl who loved books [...]
Apr 202011
Ukamaka Olisakwe
Mar 262011
The first time papa prophesied, it was about mama’s accident. He had been drunk and stunk like one dunked in a pool of alcohol. He told her not to step outside that day after he [...]
Mar 212011
I squirmed uncomfortably on my seat, my plate of rice and plantain untouched. Earlier, I had been so hungry I could eat a pot of food, but the hunger seemed to have fizzled away with [...]
Mar 152011
I sat in the midst of those women, and watched them move their mouth in speech. Everything took on a muted quality, as if I was watching a soundless movie. The wide flat screen television [...]
Mar 132011
As kids, we weren’t the best friend sisters, but we were friends. And we always fought. I remember the first scuffle I had with her. It was when she became overly close to a Yoruba [...]