The day I dreaded the most has arrived, a mockery of my futile prayers to stop this day from coming. It is the day of Eliab’s funeral. The day has dawned bright and cruel, and the sun climbs high in a sky that seems to mock me and my broken heart with its beauty. I […]
The low murmur of voices surround me like a swarm of busy bees, a persistent noise that I couldn’t focus on. Women move in and out of the house, their hands busy either preparing food, straightening the mat where Eliab’s body lay, or rubbing my back while murmuring words of comfort I honestly can’t quite
The first light of dawn spills through the cracks in the walls of our home, turning the edges of the room gold. I did not sleep a wink; my body feels stiff from kneeling by Eliab’s side, drifting in and out of supplications and cries through the long hours of the night. As I rise
Welcome, dear reader! We dip our toes into the world of retelling biblical stories once again, and this will be quite an emotional journey. Let’s join the widow of Nain for this one… What a difficult day it has been. The weight of the day’s unexpected event presses heavy on my shoulders, even though the
The birds were all silent, their beaks agape, as the source of the croak revealed itself. Emerging from the bushes surrounding the deserted road, a great frog hopped into view. His eyes were stern and disapproving. Clearly he was tired of being subjected to this birdfest of savagery so early. “What in the world is
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“Get your beady eyes off our water body, you feathered scavengers!” The silent face-off was over with that verbal bullet. As Ash spat at the crows, chest puffed out in defiance, the stage was set for a nasty exchange to occur. The time for sizing each other up was over; it was time for each
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KIKO THE CROW I am Kiko the crow, and as my fellow crow Aiko and I landed by the pond with the kind of bold, assertive presence and elegance only a crow can muster, what did we see? A couple of sparrows and pigeons. In other words, a group of irrelevant little nitwits hanging around
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SLATE THE SPARROW I’m Slate, one of the four sparrows who stumbled upon this oasis in the heart of K.N.U.S.T., and I could not be more peeved at the moment. The heavy rain from the previous night gifted us with this absolute gem of a pond, where we can have a good drink to our
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Welcome, dear reader! We’re in for a bit of a whimsical journey for this one. A touch of fantasy and social commentary under the surface. You’re sure to enjoy this one! The foreboding clouds that had loomed over Kumasi throughout the day finally unleashed their pent-up fury as the clock struck midnight. Raindrops slammed against
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All too soon, we’ve come to the end of this awesome story around these six friends! It’s been beautiful though, hasn’t it? Everyone’s getting their happy ending as should be the case. How about we see them off in grand style? The hospital waiting room was heavy with tension, as Bruce sat on the edge
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