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A.B. Godfreed
Oct 4, 20213 min read
Love Freedom?
When the dish tried to run away with the spoon.
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A.B. Godfreed
Sep 4, 20213 min read
Lucille Dreams Too
When fiction tells reality's story of woe much better.
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Akosua Biraa
Feb 4, 20185 min read
Dark Days Oracle
It was foretold by the Oracle that the dark days would come, when we—the Abassa sentinels—would have to lay down our glorious wings in...
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Akosua Biraa
Feb 3, 20185 min read
Truekind
Dimelda stood over the now tepid Aga cooker, staring blindly as the ladle rose effortlessly. It was forgotten, floating in a frothing...
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Akosua Biraa
Sep 12, 20173 min read
Single
The dimly lit interior beckoned approvingly. Soft music, soft light. At the bar, Berto was efficient as ever, gliding gracefully to every...
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Akosua Biraa
Nov 2, 20163 min read
Love Freedom?
It was cleaning day at the Fossil’s mansion and this was never a simple or easy affair. Everything, and I mean absolutely everything, got...
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Akosua Biraa
Oct 26, 20162 min read
Abena-Izaura
The sand was almost warm, as it furled around Abena-Izaura’s toes – while its slightly abrasive essence buffed her tender soles. The...
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Akosua Biraa
Feb 25, 20162 min read
Ugly but Beautiful
Lucinda's face was nothing to write home about. In fact if you were to hear it said--by the townsfolk--she had a visage that would not...
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Akosua Biraa
Feb 4, 20131 min read
Making It Finally
Make the jump, these words did not so much flash across Rita’s mind, as course through her trembling body teetering on the cold stone...
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Akosua Biraa
Dec 30, 20031 min read
Trotros/Matatus: Dreams of ‘Third World’ Transporting
I walked from Swedru to some far place in the Diaspora once, out of sheer determination and a head full of thoughts. The second time it...
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Akosua Biraa
Oct 23, 20024 min read
Oscuridad/Obscurity
No puedo describir como era aquella mañana cuando me desperté con rapidez porque pensaba que mi vida no andaba como yo quería. Pero en mi...
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