It happened when I was fifteen-years old.  I had been watching a football match on the television with my uncle, Baba Hassan when a young boy suddenly appeared from nowhere…More

They were coming for her soon. This, she knew because her mother had told her so. Moreso, her mother had gone the same way. ‘You must march at dawn, Koko.…More

The sun stretched this morning, a pale gold offering. I saw it through the tall grasses between my window and the river. It stretched but didn’t rise. This morning, I…More

BECOMING DAY “Carry your playing outside.” I’m playing with Babi, with her yellow hair. Daddy brought her for me. “I brought you Babi;” as if it was a person, the…More

Lavender I awoke in the evening. I had been sleeping and waking at odd hours ever since joining the clan. I strolled deliberately around my room, careful not to look…More

The phone rang persistently, forcing itself into my sleep. What will I not give to be left alone in the early hours of the day? Sleep between 4 am to 6…More

It was few days to the New Year and I was sitting in my living room enjoying myself with my fully-charged phone. I was chatting with a couple of friends…More

‘Eeiish…. Easy, please’, she winced, pulling her foot from him. ‘Sorry sorry’, he apologised. Earlier in the day, she had had a little accident involving her foot and the door…More

I actually saw her o. But I had gotten to the foot of the pedestrian bridge when she called my name. I rolled my eyes to Morocco and back, and…More