Raquel and I are traders. While I sell ladies’ dresses, she sells ladies’ bags. Sometimes to fast-track sales, we hawk our wares. One day, while we were out together, we …

Lately, I have been feeling unlike myself. I feel exhausted in every aspect of my life. I am talking about physically, emotionally, and mentally. Waking up in the morning fills …

My landlord’s wife came to knock on my door at dawn and asked where her husband was. I was still sleepy, but the question swiped the sleepiness out of my …

My husband and I both finished university in the same year, about eleven years ago. Whenever we discussed getting a master’s degree, he would say, “Let’s do it together so …

I was seventeen. When he first tried, I was fast. I ran away before he could succeed. The second time, he got me. I was crying. I begged. My body …

The last time I heard from Thabo was over a week ago. He sent me a message telling me he didn’t have internet data so he would be offline until …

It happened when I was twenty-one. Young and in love with a girl who lived not too far from my house, Benewaa. We didn’t own a room or own anything …

Larry has been my happiness for the past five years. You should see him, he is tall, dark, with toned muscles, and a head full of thick black hair. I …

I’m 25, but my heart feels heavier than the years I’ve lived. My childhood wasn’t a place of love. It was a battlefield. I didn’t learn to receive affection; I …

I met Rose three years ago when I was a university student. We were coursemates. As students, we didn’t have a lot of cares in the world, except to focus …

When my rent was due, I asked my boyfriend for help. I didn’t ask him to pay the whole amount. I told him, “I don’t have anything on me so …

I started dating George in 2017. He was the man I had set my heart on marrying. Throughout our relationship, he kept telling me, “Babe, pray for me. I need …