Written by Ifeoluwa. I have watched my mother burn the midnight oil, praying at the top of her voice for our marriages, asking that any spiritual hindrance keeping her daughters unmarried be taken up and out of the way. I have watched the worry sit in her face. I have listened to a friend narrate the questions society has started asking her, the same tired ones, asked with the same fake concern, and I have wanted to tell both of …
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Written by Eniiyi When Ifeoma opened her mouth to tell him to stop, nothing came out. They had been having sex for a few minutes when his hands closed around her neck, and at first she …
On the 9th of September, Elizabeth ‘Tsontso’ Moselakgomo, a 38-year-old mother and a runner, left her home in Kempton Park for her usual afternoon run. When she did not come back home, her daughter alerted the …
On January 24, 2023, someone placed a distressing call from a home in Duxbury, Massachusetts. The caller was Patrick Clancy, and he had just returned home to find his three young children unconscious in the basement. …
Aba was nervous. She knew that something was happening, but she didn’t know what. She had been awakened earlier than usual and allowed to walk around the compound of her prison. Her handler, whom she had …
They stared at the herbalist in surprise, and Rami felt a little fearful. The whole situation was creepy. “Have a seat,” the herbalist told them, gesturing at the seats in front of her desk. Her office …
The first call came in at 8:45 am. You were rushing to a meeting that should’ve started 20 minutes ago, having slept through your first alarm, but the second alarm saved you. That alone wouldn’t have …
Written By Shawn O. There are many ways to establish communication between people. I have always just thought “communication” meant opening your mouth to talk with another person. But I have come to understand that communication …
A short story by Angel Nduka-Nwosu I The Bible says that out of the belly of those that believe in God shall flow springs of living water. But when I, Pastor Mrs Karinate Cole (née Fubara), …
I found out my mother was dead while I was on a bus in Croydon. I had just finished a twelve-hour shift and my feet hurt so badly I could barely feel them anymore. The old …
1:24 a.m., August 14, 2024 Gbohunmi, I can’t sleep. I’ve been lying in bed since midnight, staring at the ceiling fan as it turns slowly above me. I listen to the soft clicking sound it makes …