Society is Unkind to Older People
I do not want my parents to grow old. I want them to remain in their fifties, spry, bubbling with energy and stories and grit.…
Category: Prose
To Learn Lagos
Lagos teaches you lessons, whether you’re ready for them or not. It offers no sympathy for the slow to learn, allows the quick to learn…
A Lagos Bus Conductor.
“ko de ni da fun iya è, eran oko, abi o tin yawere?” This man wears a purple Ankara print, shirt, and trousers folded to…
Begi-Begi
They held the first meeting in the primary school. The first class was where it was held, the one designated as belonging to the children…
Yeah, yeah… you got me.
‘Hey’ ‘Hi’ ‘Booty call huh?’ She sighed and scoffed then continued; ‘That’s it right?’ I got defensive ‘what do you mean? I’m just checking…
LIGHTNING IN YOUR EYES
First, you are born. Then you’re doing your thing, maybe fetching water from a clear stream, the fish swimming around your ankles; maybe…