by Rohana Edalur | Jul 10, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Olufemi Opeyemi Grace Ondo State, Nigeria When Tribes Don’t Matter It was a hot day, and I was reading a novel when a knock interrupted. I checked, it was a Fulani boy– one of the shepherds who pass through farms and forests, leading cows to graze. As a...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 10, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Ayodele Omotayo Arowosegbe Nigeria The Listless Wave It is a continuous wave, an intense energy, but it was once a life. I was the life, and yet I am not anymore. It had been an eventful life, but I have no memory of it. Right now, everything I know is the...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 10, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Oyeleye Mahmoodah Temitope Lagos, Nigeria Cross by the sea At the horizon, one could see the feral blue of the sea meeting the clearer sky blue, creating an endless flow. I grew up watching the sun align with this gorgeous vista. Fish was the delicacy. A land...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 10, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Maria Ximena Bautista Valles Trujillo, Peru Back to Lic-Lic: an appreciation of our roots In a country like Peru, where centralism is the principal cause of migration, it’s very easy to meet persons who have their origins in a different place from the one...
by Rohana Edalur | Jul 10, 2025 | Ink Around the World
Gbemisola Esho Lagos Nigeria The Chinese Apology The interwoven tapestry of the rich heritage of the Chinese is almost blinding. The nuances, unspoken expressions, intricacies and grace are all part of beaucoup presented in their rich culture. I marveled at the...
