You woke up to the stillness of the night, shivering in the mess you felt in between your legs. You raised your head above your chest just enough to discern what was real and unreal, but you were completely shocked by the unclear image of a boy, skinny and very dark. He stood drenched in […]
You Wished you Were dead – A Story of a Rape Survivor
Karanta Cikin Hausa - Read in English
We all Have Scars
Karanta Cikin Hausa - Read in English
Ever heard that popular saying; “There is a chapter of our life that we do not read out loud?” Well, I guess most if not all of us have had to write this chapter of our lives. Many of us are broken. Many of us have had to undergo things that change who we are […]
6 Ways to Fight Depression
Karanta Cikin Hausa - Read in English
In recent times, light has been shed on mental health and depression in Nigeria. Quite a number of people are struggling with this yet choose to do nothing about it rather choosing to mask it by feigning happiness. In Nigeria especially, we tend to have this mindset that associates depressed people with a certain type […]
Blind Choices – Short Story
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I stay on the Island with my Dad, at 1001 Estate. His day job involves managing a plastic factory on the Mainland for some heartless Indians whose Visas had long expired, whose stay in Nigeria is now illegal. He doesn’t pay workers, even if he did: he’d slash their money. Because he knows that his […]
Caught in the Act – Short Story
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The first time Chimkasi began to stimulate herself had been in her bedroom. She was reading one of Mills and Boon erotic literature when she began to fantasize being suckled by her crush, Ayomide. Without thinking, she kept the book aside, grabbed her pillow and made thrusting movements on it. Slowly at first. Then, faster […]
Leave Me Whole – Poetry
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Leave me whole, mother. Let my body sing pristine symphonies, Like seraphs praising the Holiest High. Let my shell be coloured in glazing spectra, Like the eonian beauties of space Let my thighs bleed for the will of nature and not for the sick myths of men. Leave me whole, dear mother! For I remember […]
Reposition – Poetry
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Changing positions Not with force or coercion By associations that brings distinction Wings of wondrous attraction Destined for the topmost elevation Not fighting with blindfolds Punches that crushes the bone The heart of the matter; the peak of the pole Aiming for the heights, the Zenith of the goal Climbing into the pinnacle of success […]