Nobody likes Biology practicals. The lab is dark and airless, and instead of microscopes and Petri dishes, we have only decomposing carcasses of dissected frogs and lizards spread across the tables. The whole room smells like …
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I hope by now you have all planned to be at the ‘Adventures’ session taking place at PaGya this Saturday. Boakyewaa Glover is one of the 3 amazing writers who I’ll be in conversation with on the …
Lately, I’ve begun exploring podcasts from across the Continent, with the aim of literally hearing diverse African voices. Spoken word and oral traditions play such a strong role in our identity, and podcasts offer a useful …
I am excited to invite you to a special ‘Adventures’ session at this year’s PaGya literary festival where I will be moderating a conversation on ‘Writing Sex and Sexualities’ with Ayesha Harruna Attah, Boakyewaa Glover and …
Have you ever felt that your friend was in a violent relationship but had no tangible proof beyond your suspicions and what others had told you? Have you had one of your relatives be violently assaulted …
What brought me here is heartbreak. After being in a relationship for almost three years and having experienced it ending, I decided that it is time to write and share my thoughts and experiences with the world. …
The notification on her calendar popped up alerting her that it was time to start heading to Dansoman. It was a Thursday, her regular date night with Kofi. They had settled on meeting up on Thursdays …
I’m not convinced that monogamy works – at least not for me. In my primary relationships there’s always been a point where I’ve felt like, ‘oh my god, I need to sleep with someone else’. And …
In June, I met this great artist who works with women and underprivileged kids. After we met he sent me an email asking if we could grab coffee. I said yes adding that I wanted to …
I recently sacked my watchman. Although I clearly told him why I was terminating our contract, he still called me at 10:45 pm a few nights ago because he wanted to pick up some belongings he …