The first time I saw her was in church. I had just elbowed my sister Mansa awake for the fourth time from her usual dozing during church service. I would have left her to sleep, but …
Author: A. Duchess
As I approached the backyard, I was assailed by a bout of rebellion. I was a grown-ass woman for goodness sake. I was a woman of twenty-six years who had a right to a sexual life. …
“Mom, I’m sorry! It was a mis- “ “Don’t listen to your mother, Dee. She’s just jealous,” Dad’s voice came over the phone. I took the phone off my ear to stare at it in confusion. …
“What the fuck, Dee? It is not even 7 am. Why would you wake me up? You know I was up late writing,” my best friend Gina cried in sleepy irritation after she picked up my …
I had a friend — let’s call her Sab — who had been in a relationship for two years. She loved her boyfriend, but she was frustrated and unhappy in her relationship. Her boyfriend was also …
At the ensuing shocked silence that followed her declaration, Rosie hastened to add, “Usually, for any normal hot-blooded male, this wouldn’t even be a problem. My previous boyfriends loved my mouth on their penises, which wasn’t …
Wine, Sisterhood & Shared Frustration Pastor Fiifi looked at his wife and the other two women in surprise. “Mary! What is the meaning of this?” “It is not their fault. For what it’s worth, they tried …
Four married, small-town women with very religious husbands bond over their mutual shared sexual frustration and meet under the guise of prayer meetings to discuss ways to derive sexual satisfaction from their conservative husbands. Chapter 1 …
Boosted by her friends’ encouragement, Abena showed up in front of Senna’s door the next morning at 11 am. Since it was a Saturday, she knew that he would be up and about at the time …
“Can we take this slowly?” Abena pleaded, pushing at Senna’s chest. Senna pulled back, a mixture of hurt and bafflement on his face. “Slowly? Abena, we’ve been dating for a month now, and I have been …