Short Fiction
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.
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.
BLUE LIKE SEA - The Bare Life Review, Volume 2
Caro lives in the slums of Abuja and her 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.
Caro lives in the slums of Abuja and her 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.
MRS. SATOSI - Crazyhorse, Number 97
Mrs. Satosi is a wealthy Nigerian socialite whose carefully curated image falls apart after her husband’s indiscretion.
Mrs. Satosi is a wealthy Nigerian socialite whose carefully curated image falls apart after her husband’s indiscretion.
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.
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.
BUTTER - Nat. Brut, Issue 6
Fourth-grader Yeye is new to America. An encounter leads to a racial awakening and brings her face to face with her nemesis.
Fourth-grader Yeye is new to America. An encounter leads to a racial awakening and brings her face to face with her nemesis.
KOCHE - The Beautiful Project, Winter Issue
The compound is abuzz as Henry's sister, Miriam, gives birth. Henry waits expectantly to see if Miriam's child will save his family from his drunkard father.
The compound is abuzz as Henry's sister, Miriam, gives birth. Henry waits expectantly to see if Miriam's child will save his family from his drunkard father.
A WORLD NOT YOURS - Callaloo, Volume 39, Number 3
Aunty Ladi's misguided attempt to whiten her niece’s skin leads to a toxic ritual of Saturday morning bleach baths and the eventual disclosure of a disturbing family secret.
Aunty Ladi's misguided attempt to whiten her niece’s skin leads to a toxic ritual of Saturday morning bleach baths and the eventual disclosure of a disturbing family secret.
Nonfiction
MUSINGS FROM TURIN - 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.
Reflections on seeing Turin with the imaginative eye, and what it means to quiet our minds long enough to “see” beyond our present reality.