Editor's PickTHE ARTS FICTION: Unapologetically Shewa — the tale of two babies Leave a comment August 7, 2022 Mrs Cole was my birthing mate. We were both in the labour room together, about to give birth to our firsts, until everything…
Editor's PickTHE ARTS FICTION: Unapologetic Shewa — the coming of justice Leave a comment July 24, 2022 It was the seventh day of the seventh month of the year. And it was 7 am. The rising sun was blanketed by…
Editor's PickTHE ARTS FICTION: Unapologetically Shewa — A letter to my unborn child Leave a comment July 17, 2022 I got away from House 44 to the fourth floor of an old getaway overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. There, the whiz and whirr…
Editor's PickTHE ARTS FICTION: Unapologetically Shewa — reality check Leave a comment June 26, 2022 The first time I heard my baby’s heartbeat, my heart beat so fast—not in excitement— but in fear that another human being was…
Editor's PickTHE ARTS FICTION: Unapologetically Shewa — antenatal scare Leave a comment June 19, 2022 The matron’s eyes appeared empty of empathy and her voice was void of patience as she called out to the patients. It was…
Editor's PickTHE ARTS FICTION: Unapologetically Shewa — Keep your head above the din Leave a comment June 5, 2022 That Aunt Iwa was getting married was classified information. It caught us all by surprise, and in the same manner, the eviction notice…
Editor's PickTHE ARTS FICTION: Unapologetically Shewa — fired for being pregnant Leave a comment May 8, 2022 I saw myself punching Anwuli’s face as I typed my reply— punching the keyboard with hard and quick knocks— as fast as 100…