Nika

By Mehrdad Mehrju  It is a tale of woe— headlines scream of the empty…

On a boy’s love for his mum 

And so, the boy ran. He ran as fast as his little legs could carry him. His tiny feet pounded against the wet sand. His toes shattering the surface of the water, streaming in with the tide.

Uncorking tension: A review of The Three of Us 

In Agbaje-Williams' astute and often humorous debut novel, The Three of Us, the complex relationship between a well-off British Nigerian couple and the wife's closest friend unravels over a single day. The story is told through three perspectives - first the wife, then the husband, and finally, the friend Temi.  

Letting Go 

I sit, I watch, and I want to cry, but no one will notice. Everyone is too busy laughing, catching up on who slept with who, and what assignments haven’t been started with five hours to go until the due date. The college life is the epitome of feeling isolated in a room full of people.