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Jonathan
Jonathan visits when the lights go out. He is warm, beautiful, and only Funmi can see him.
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The Harmattan Cycle
Stories about the season Lagos pretends doesn't happen to it — the dry wind, the dust on everything, the people who leave for it and the people who wait. We're not looking for weather descriptions. We're looking for what the dry season makes people do.
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I read a whole story waiting for my order at the buka. Best ninety seconds of my day.
Bisi · reader, Lagos