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Sarah Ukot on March 1st, 2011
THEN
My mother told me I was a trouble maker when I was little, and I spoke to my elders like I was on their level. With no shame, no fear, no restrictions- an audacious little creature. I loved the sound of books tearing [...]
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oduffa on February 15th, 2011
The first time was like a dream, I don’t remember waking up only that I was awake and everyone else was asleep.Even now I can only remember snatches of that night, like pictures preserving events one frame at a time I had lost some [...]
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Salatu Sule on January 10th, 2011
A little boy’s encounter with domestic violence against the back drop of sibling rivalry and the boisterous fun of childhood. [...]
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treasured1 on December 9th, 2010
Happiness will wage the heart in success The mouth will travel to broad subjects While the enemy stands idle in wickedness Many do not understand failed future - [...]
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Nwabundo-Osaka on November 26th, 2010
Izukanne sat still on the muddy ground amidst the gathering crowd . Her father’s lifeless body sprawled out before her. Someone in the crowd sighed loudly, others cried, but none caught her attention. “Izu… Izukanne, stand up from there, child”, said the fat woman [...]
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lceasar on November 26th, 2010
I wonder if she dreams when she sleeps - that girl across the street. And if she dreams I wonder what she sees Recollections of the day perhaps? No, I hope not; for that would no longer be a dream but a nightmare. - [...]
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