By Ashley Makue/ @AfroElleMag @Afrofiend For Part I click here. *** We are in the most spectacular bedroom…
By Coily Era “Lub dub, lub dub, lub dub.” I could hear the workings of her heart as…
By Ashley Makue/ @AfroElleMag @Afrofiend Some children dry the leaves from watching the tree too long; sometimes trees…
[Content/Trigger Warning: death of a loved one and graphic description of sex] May 20th, 2019 “I don’t want…
[Content/Trigger Warning: abuse trauma] “How many really know what love is? Millions never will,” – Alicia Keys,…
February 14th, 2012 “I’m so sorry for sending you back there, Leroy.” Khethiwe, my therapist, had a look…
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[Trigger and content warning for intimate partner violence in the form of gaslighting, prolonged infidelity and corporeal violence.]…
By Katleho She lay sprawled across their bed; her smooth shaven legs competing with the silk sheets as…
By Chediac Higashi Wanja walked quickly, the stones on the road poking her through her thin-soled shoes. The air…