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January 2, 2020
Life in Block Letters
In 1999 when I was entering the exams hall to write BECE, I had two things on me. Three things rather; pencil, pen and a…
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December 23, 2019
Street Light
It was around 6:45pm when I met her. She had a backpack strapped behind her back and a handbag in her left hand. She was…
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December 20, 2019
Tailors and Dreams
My first ever heartbreak happened when I was eleven. It happened at the edge of a gutter in front of a tailor’s shop. Christmas was…
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When Bad Grammar Happens To Good People
I attended Edumadze D/A School. The D/A in the middle there means “District Assembly.” Since you are too respectful to ask where the hell such…
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December 19, 2019
The Voice Of Mathew
The day I completed National Service, my boss—a lady, called me on the side to have a word with me; Her: Are you going to…
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December 17, 2019
Night Light
She came from Enugu, Awgu to be specific. Her father died when she was ten so she lived mainly with her mother and her three…
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December 12, 2019
When The Cricket Cries…
There’s a scar in the right palm of my hand. It’s been there since I became aware of myself. I didn’t know what happened until…
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December 10, 2019
Flood Light
I had a lot of crazy dreams when I was growing up. You see, my parents were not rich and are still not but I…
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December 4, 2019
December 2, 2019
City Lights
I told her I would travel to Accra later that afternoon so she shouldn’t be late for the meeting. She said; “Don’t worry, I would…
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