A Bride’s Price
HIM The men who put numbers to the crates bite their beer-soaked lips and shake their drunk, little heads at Okorowanta’s charade. His peers, dressed in pure white, long-sleeved Senators…
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About Amaka
The most fascinating thing about being a ghost is that I can steal one thing no thief can: a person’s mind. I can take a hold of it and sear…
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Awaiting Luck
“It is finished,” I mumble to myself. It is finished reminds me of Jesus Christ who said the same on the cross before giving up his spirit into his Father’s…
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A Hole in the Air
I wish Sekuru would just die already. I’m not sorry for what the majority of you, in your self-aggrandisement, will no doubt consider my callousness. Maybe my personality can be…
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The Babylon Pit
I have heard many rumours about the Babylon Pit, from the oldest colleague, even to the most recent ones who had the misfortune to pass through it. But barely a…
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Juju is Orange
Chukwuokike, sometimes, Fada doesn’t help us quickly. He asks us to believe a lot, and we don’t see much. Medical center doesn’t heal us quickly, either. Some things seem…
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Les Choses Qui Arrivent Aux Autres or The Problems of Other People
Afu was startled by the screams of his most trusted associate, the one who saved him from punishment at school every morning: his old alarm clock. His eyes opened,…
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For Boys Who are the Colour of Water
i The first time Papa saw pornographic videos on my phone ended in tears. For seven weeks he whipped my bare back until they bled blood and water. He…
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