By my might I cannot fight By thy might I win the fight By my light I see the night By thy light my night is light Smite my fright Put it to flight. ___     Rebecca Eduah is a Ghanaian [...]

I think I lost my purpose but not on purpose. I tried asking my mummy who only found it funny. Could my purpose be trotting with the pups? Or hiding among the buttercups? I asked the charcoal [...]

What are you? Many look for you Some find you and some don’t. Why are you so difficult to maintain? Those who find you feel Happiness, joy, peace. But those who don’t find you feel bad. What can [...]

She loved watching her kids feed, “You must eat that food and finish it” Her voice went out loud and her eyes wide Whenever she mentioned that statement. She would only let you go and play if you [...]

Something pulls at Tato’s head. “Owww!” He cries. “That hurts! That hurts!” With a small pop, Tato is out of the earth. The sun’s rays are very, very harsh. “Owww!” He cries. “Too bright, too [...]

Up in the sky, the moon lies awake Shining down the earth’s darkened path. She calls on sleep to cuddle us in While mother reads the old sweet tale. Up in the sky, the stars lay awake, Twinkle [...]

“listen, not all languages can  make the kind of music you want.” —Abdullah Adedokun    You see this language of mine is a ballet of heritage beating with ancestral pride, ede [...]

Dear Daddy, It seems like I was born yesterday. Today, I am a big boy. All my life, I’ve grown up surrounded by love from men who are not my fathers but who loved me as their own. These men, God [...]

Where do the trees grow and water flow? Mama says, in a big round belly; We live in it, We toil in it, We play in it, We harvest from its soil to feed our rumbling stomachs And drink from its [...]

There is this little blue planet called Earth that revolves around the sun alongside eight other planets. It is the third from the sun and it is full of life. It has blue skies and white clouds. [...]

There is a place called Shadowland. It lives side by side with us and maybe you know of it already but here is a story of how I experienced shadowland. In shadowland, shapes of all sorts and [...]

I don’t want to go to school. First day, I would look a fool! Maybe after a week, That’s not considered weak. But my parents won’t allow Me to stay at home, So, I have to fake a stomach ache. [...]

Once upon a time, at the edge of a kingdom called Amari, nestled a village known for its peaceful and harmonious way of life. Everyone lived kindly and respectfully with their neighbors. A [...]

Mama Nyuki had six lovely daughters whom she loved so much. They all lived in one big hive. In the morning, they would buzz around and have fun in the garden. One morning Mama Nyuki laid an egg [...]

Some time back in a distant grassy village, lived a father with his three children; Siya, Mbali and Mfundo. He always returned from work tired and covered in coal dust. Before he cooked, he [...]

It was a bright and sunny morning in the savannah, and Shanti the dung beetle was already hard at work. With a cheerful whistle, he rolled his ball of dung across the grassy plains, his tiny legs [...]

In the heart of Kole village lived a little girl named Kela. She had big curious eyes that sparkled like the evening stars, and her laughter echoed through the winding paths of her village. Kela [...]

One hot afternoon, the science teacher came to class and asked us to pair up for a project. “I don’t have a partner.” I raised my hand. The class laughed at how desperate I sounded. “Who is [...]

Molly loved going to the zoo. It was one of her favourite activities she did on weekends. Her mother loved taking her to the Montana Zoo.  Her grandmother worked there as a zoo keeper. “So, what [...]

Umwari lived with her grandmother on the lush green hills of Rwanda, surrounded by the majestic mountain gorillas that roamed freely in the nearby forests. A beautiful girl with bright eyes and [...]

Amahle was a very adorable and confident young girl. She had a very beautiful smile. At the age of 5 she lost her baby teeth (or milk teeth). When her adult teeth started to grow, the two front [...]

Synopsis: A man gives his children a young wounded animal to nurse back to health. The animal is one they have never seen before. The children are never sure whether to call it a dog or cat. [...]

Once upon a time, in the whimsical land of Quirktopia, there lived a peculiar chicken named Beakton. Now, Beakton wasn’t your ordinary chicken. No, no, he had a penchant for wearing oversized top [...]

Once upon a time in Ilai-kom, the seat of the Kom Fondom, Foin Njinabo sits with his family at night to pass on the wisdom of sages who came before him and to ponder life’s big questions. One [...]