I think of her eyes, wet, as they bade me goodbye from the neighbourhood we shared for a year. A proximity that had made my night visits possible, spontaneous.
Read MoreSometimes, my roots—Ife, Babalawo, his cowries, the gods, maami—they make it hard not to believe.
Read MoreTo make things worse, she had no child—something that, in the eyes of her detractors, was the ultimate proof of her witchcraft.
Read MoreA woman’s reflective letter to herself
Read MoreThere was no guilt, no remorse, even more curiously, no sense of loss.
Read MoreThey had become inseparable after that day and spent long hours chatting on the phone like old friends.
Read MoreWinner of the Fresher Writing Prize 2017 (Flash Fiction Category)
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