It Runs Deep
I knocked on the door too softly, almost reluctantly. My mind was miles away. “Who’s that who knocks like they are on their death bed? When last did you eat…
A New Earth
They were supposed to be picking fruit, but they couldn’t resist getting frisky. Kemunto had been a school teacher, the buttoned-up type, but the end of the world had taught…
One Too Many Souvenirs
No matter how rich you are, you must strip naked to be embalmed – Iya Teslim We will never know if my mother acquired this saying from mothers gone before,…
The Concubine
When Nkiruka’s husband asked me to be the woman he would take solace in away from his wife, the woman that would warm his bed day and night when his…
The Worry List
One kilogram of tomatoes. Not too ripe. Not too red. Plump but not too soft, so they keep for longer. I grab the bag and put it in the empty…
Black Lives Always Matter
He could hear the whizzing sound from the wings filtering soothingly into his ears as the plane flew at an altitude of over 30,000 feet above the earth level. He…
Canivete is Now White
To Sembène Ousmane Translated by Luisa Venturini and revised by Lara Pawson It’s true, yes sir, I had already promised that I was never going to speak any more balderdash,…
The Crazy Shall Inherit the Earth
8 MARCH, 2021 ASO ROCK PRESIDENTIAL VILLA, ABUJA Who can be powerful enough to enter the house of a strong man and plunder his goods, except he first binds…
A Plate of Good Prayers
The burden of convincing every customer to try the roast chicken with its side of Irish potato fries, Italian sauce and boiled plantains is one you embraced with an…
A Party for Madam
Work begins for me when Madam Florence Aso returns from Tuscany. The word Tuscany is very sweet in my mouth. I wake up some mornings to wiggle it in my…