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lylaet
Sep 19, 20233 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
Aug 1, 20232 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
Jul 25, 20232 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
Jul 18, 20232 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
Feb 24, 20222 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
Oct 26, 202113 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
Apr 1, 20216 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
Sep 10, 202021 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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lylaet
Aug 27, 20208 min read
Boy and Butler
It was a silent night, so quiet that it almost deceived you into thinking that it was utopic.
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lylaet
Aug 13, 202012 min read
Incarnate: Part 1
Imani was stuck, just as she had been the day before, and the day before that. In her room, she scribbled down nonsense...
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lylaet
Jul 14, 202018 min read
The Things We Do For Love
There was a book quietly sitting in Zahra’s mind. She already had the title;
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lylaet
Jun 10, 20202 min read
I almost don’t care
It was his sixth attempt, he cursed bitterly and stared angrily at the drawing. It lacked something, the edges were too rough? The smile...
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lylaet
Jun 2, 20202 min read
Let’s talk about us
Let’s take a moment to talk about us. I know, it’s a little awkward, but once in a while, I think we should remember why we are together....
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