BETWEEN SADNESS AND HAPPINESS
Guernica, 2025 A woman grieving the end of her marriage visits her grandfather who is grieving the death of his wife. A story about intergenerational sharing of grief and private reckonings. |
BUTTER
Nat.Brut, Issue 6 Fourth-grader Yeye is new to America. An encounter with a white student named Jeffrey leads to a racial awakening and brings her face to face with her nemesis. |
MRS. SATOSI
Crazyhorse (now Swamp.Pink), Number 97 A wealthy Nigerian socialite whose carefully curated image falls apart when it appears that she's the last to learn about her husband’s indiscretion. *included on list of Distinguished Stories in The Best American Short Stories 2020 |
SUNDAY HABITS
Joyland Magazine Mama and her would-have-been daughter-in-law, Rachel, pack up her son’s home after his unexpected death and stumble upon his final parting gift. |
BLUE LIKE SEA
The Bare Life Review, Volume 2 Caro's longing for education catches the eye of an abusive sugar daddy. Fat Mama and Nose, two prostitutes on the streets of Malago Crescent, become her only source of protection. |
KOCHE
The Beautiful Project, Winter Issue Aunty Ladi's misguided attempt to lighten her niece’s dark skin leads to a toxic ritual of Saturday morning bleach baths and the eventual disclosure of a disturbing family secret. |
VARIETY AFRICAN HEALING MARKET
McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Issue 60 Twenty-year-old Emeka and her best friend, Toots, experience a summer of chaos once the colorful customers of Variety African Healing Market get wind of her mother’s healing powers. *included on list of Distinguished Stories in The Best American Short Stories 2020 |
A WORLD NOT YOURS
Callaloo, Volume 39, Number 3 The compound is abuzz as Henry's sister, Miriam, prepares to give birth. Henry waits expectantly to see if Miriam's child will save his family from his alcoholic father. |
MUSINGS FROM TURIN (nonfiction)
McSweeney’s Quarterly Concern, Issue 66 Reflections on seeing Turin with the imaginative eye, and what it means to quiet our minds long enough to “see” beyond our present reality. |