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I stand at the edge of the airport, the constant hum of suitcase wheels and the chatter of travelers filling the air. Another oversized bag in my hands, I heave it onto the conveyor belt. I know [...]

His death chilled me to the bones. Was it the compact layers or the spongy layers of my bones? I couldn’t discern. Not because I do not want to, but because I chose not to. My father, as a [...]

That week was abnormal in many ways. For one, the sun feared opening its eyes; any time it tried to peep, fog forced it back. One could not tell whether the fog was man-made or natural. For [...]

The early morning sky brooded at 3am and Ojotule’s heart was a beehive of activities. For 30 years, she had wallowed in confusion, anger, and now a deep-seated sadness; weariness that nothing [...]

Her life was a series of shadows, each one cast by a regret too deep to forget. The mistake she made years ago clung to her like a relentless specter, whispering in her ear, draining the color [...]

It crashed on its back, its legs up and wriggling. I found myself envious of its natural voluptuous gaster—my body was eager to fill out in the right places—as it twisted its thin waist this way [...]

It is day three hundred and sixty-five of being a thing that hurts in the life of the one person I love. Fernando Pessoa was right when he said: the inventor of the mirror poisoned the human [...]

I have a blazing smile, and a penetrating gaze. When we were young, my brother liked using some words in his sentences. We could be having a reason to celebrate and he would go, “I hope this will [...]

‘What can I do? I’ve tried everything,’ said Isabella, her voice choking with sobs. ‘Have you tried nothing?’ Asked Dr Matthew with a kind smile ‘What do you mean?’ ‘In the four months you’ve [...]

He latches the solid wood door behind himself and sends his jacket flying onto her armoire. He nonchalantly glares through the dark to make up how she must be lying on the King-size. With his [...]