As a young girl in college, Anna followed the latest fashion trends. Our nails were covered in shockingly bright pink nail varnish, absolute white, screaming reds, and ultra-fashionable black and gold… [6mins]
The endless chatter felt as if someone was re-assembling waste shrapnel in some form of convoluted reconstructionist dilemma… [8mins]
Your name is Chimsomejedebe Okoro but here in America, everybody knows you as Tata. They call you Tata because they cannot master the intricate phonemics of your Igbo name… [4mins]
My grandpa’s hair is light and fluffy. There isn’t much of it left. But there’s enough to play with. It tickles the inside of my palm when I rush my hand over it. It looks like candy floss… [5mins]
Alright, Philip, they’ll be here in five minutes. Are you sure you’re ready?” – “Yes, yes. It hasn’t been that long, has it?”- Philip Legrand was seated on the couch as his manager flitted about the space, straightening out the coffee table books, and fluffing up the pillows… [8mins]
After I have cried it all out, my mother’s mouth tears apart. There is no word from her. And her voice still lies silently under her pillow… [2mins]
“Ghana is the centre of the Earth!” Nova watched the tour group curl amongst themselves at the lambasting statistic. “We are the country closest to the meeting point between the equator and the Meridian line – nearly zero, zero co-ordinates! When you return home, tell your friends you travelled to the centre of the planet! It won’t be a lie!”… [20mins]
