Ashley Kirkland — Excerpt: That’s what you get / for making out / in the grass.
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‘failure to turn,’ ‘roots,’ ‘cut flowers,’ ‘different windows’ and ‘couldn’t be bothered’
Nathaniel Calhoun — Excerpt: someone I loved / was allergic to mint / and I forgot that, once. / she is okay / but we are no longer close.
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Traffic, Hisses, and Suya: My Lagos Story
Alice Eze — Excerpt: Imagine being stuck in a car so long you begin to suspect you’re in a reality TV show called Survivor: Lagos Edition.
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I Did Not Come For Peace; Problems, Always!
Maria Oluwabukola Oni — Excerpt: That’s why you are forever single. If you don’t leave this place now, I will beat you like a conga drum.
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Sexual Imagery in Four Ottoman Desserts (or The Sweet, Sweet Objectification of Women)
Ecem Yucel — Excerpt: Tulumba (Kerhane Tatlısı), pump (or brothel dessert) — / deep fried batter, coated in thick, / saccharine syrup, resembling churros.