Category: Creative Non-Fiction

Creative Non-Fiction, Once Upon Three Roads| Issue 001

Prague, Before it Happened

Image Credit: Leonardo Yip/unsplash Japa—the nudge to leave—had set its tone for long. The teeth of the waiting season were becoming whiter, following the doubt—like a hangover cloud—which dissipated from each email I exchanged with Professor Prochazka, the Chair of the Graduate Board at DALC, Charles University, Prague. “Dear Ndubuisi, many thanks for your proposal. It is interesting and detailed.” That sounded nice, but it … Continue reading Prague, Before it Happened

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The Spaceshifters of the Bus Park

It’s a bright Saturday morning at the bus park, and passengers are trooping in. There’s an old Sharan minivan, trunk wide open, and a driver marshaling passengers towards it. It is not yuletide season, but boy, do these passengers pack heavy. There’s a woman with a huge mattress, hard to say if it’s King or Queens size but no royal would complain on it. Another … Continue reading The Spaceshifters of the Bus Park

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Creative Non-Fiction, Once Upon Three Roads| Issue 001

The Science of Sleep Deprivation: A Mother’s Tale

-Blessing Adedokun-Awojodu Society has a way of badgering parents into second-guessing themselves. But let’s be real, God isn’t running a sloppy assembly line. When He hands you a child, He doesn’t forget to throw in the parental instincts, even if they sometimes feel like a defective user manual.   There’s this relentless push to make children “independent” before they’re even ready, packaged under noble labels … Continue reading The Science of Sleep Deprivation: A Mother’s Tale

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