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A Storyteller's Canvas
lylaet
8 min read
Mayhem, Magic and Memory Lapses
Eddy the rugby player was having one of those months. To almost anyone who knew him, he was still Eddy
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lylaet
3 min read
The Beast Down Below
I'll never give you away. I've already made that choice. It happened slowly, but suddenly. I can't tell you when in my heart I knew that...
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lylaet
3 min read
Heaven Sent
Conversations begin but fade into other thoughts. I can't recall what they were about, but I know I tend to ramble. Unsure of where to...
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lylaet
2 min read
Through The Doors: A Journey of Rediscovery and Courage
The first door is easy, magical even. There is no marking on the door, but instinctively she knows and opens it. It leads her to her...
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lylaet
2 min read
The World Waited
The sweet melodies of the morning birds roused me from my sleep, just a few minutes before my alarm. What a far more delightful and...
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lylaet
2 min read
There Is A Place For Us
There is a place for us. It's neither big nor small. In fact, I couldn't really describe it to you. I know it has all the things that I...
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lylaet
1 min read
Child Of Light
My child of light. When you exploded into being, the universe celebrated. The heavens exalted your arrival. Life marvelled at your being....
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lylaet
2 min read
Golden Brown Perfection
I would kill to hold your hand. Just grab it, and feel your fingers interlock in mine. I am not a hand holder. This isn’t something we...
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lylaet
13 min read
Aminata's Freefall
It was her fifth job interview after graduating from university, and it was absolutely infuriating. She could feel the sweat collecting...
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lylaet
5 min read
The National Archives of Ghana - Archived Letter #23020 (2001)
My love, 35 days. So of course I haven’t forgotten and moved on. You linger. In my thoughts, in my memories, in my desires. I haven’t...
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lylaet
6 min read
I cherished the peace you gave me
I am here today because my wife has always wanted me to do her eulogy. It started off as a joke you know. In the very early years of our...
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lylaet
3 min read
Find me in the dark.
If you are looking for me. It is absolute darkness here where I am. It’s a strange kind of darkness. One that changes, grows, shrinks,...
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lylaet
21 min read
Incarnate: Part 2
* For most of her life, Imani was fuelled by fear. The fear took different shapes; fear of failure, pain, and the fear that one day...
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