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Nne Ọha (Mother of Many)
(For my sister-in-law, my sister by choice) They wonder if it’s herwho shares my bloodinstead of my brother. And I smile,because they aren’t wrong. We metwhen she was just a girlfalling into love with my brother—young, soft-spoken,eyes full of promise. I opened my door to her,not knowing I was also opening my heartto a forever…
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My Brother, My Fortress
(For my brother) He is just three years older,but somehowhe’s always felt like the onewho walked ahead—clearing the path,watching my back,pulling me up when I stumbledand pushing me forward when I forgot my worth. He is my brother,but alsomy father,my counselor,my reminder that lovecan be tough,and still deeply tender. There were things I couldn’t tell…
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Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark: Real Monsters, Political Horror, Fear, and the Fight for Truth
By Mary Mba, Ph.D. Scary Stories, Real Monsters: Political When Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark hit theaters in 2019, I remember walking out of the theatre with chills—not just from the film’s haunted monsters, but from the eerie resonance it had with real life. I quickly bought the entire three volumes of the…