Author: juwonodutayo
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Take me back.
Take me back to picnics Take me back to late night calls. Take me back to handwritten letters. Take me back to evening drives. Say ... -
‘But, it’s not red!’
From the time I was knee-high as a grasshopper we had always used Close Up Red as toothpaste. That was what my siblings and I grew ... -
Just speak.
As you both set out in the morning. Ready to pour yourself into your work. Wait a minute, slow down a little. Don’t leave the room ... -
‘…I had never been hangdog in his presence before…’
I had never been hangdog in his presence before, so he asked me, ‘Why the long face? You are not sick, are you? Or are you ... -
“…you shall embrace a son.”
He said, “About this time next year, you shall embrace a son.” “Stop! Don’t say that!” She couldn’t allow him finish. She put out her two ... -
FathersLikeThat: Nnamdi Diribe
Taking these boys’ pictures was work. They were all over their father like a swarm of bees. It was hard to get them to sit still, ...
