“Death seemed always knocking. Darkness was devouring souls. As the son of a voodoo priest, I have seen and experienced countless...

Life had always been hand-to-mouth, but with the onset of the pandemic, life quickly became something closer to hand-to-hand combat. The...

Her body was scarred, proudly marked, and devoted. Aisosa* had long been a devout follower of both the god of thunder and the god of the...

Mally felt hot tears racing down his face. Saying goodbye to his brothers was shattering his young heart. So many questions, such...

As he walked out of the room, he thought, “I can’t watch my son die.” Daniel could barely sit up, could not eat, and could barely sip...

He has a tender face and a welcoming smile. However, James has lived nothing that resembles a “tender” life. When James was a child, his...

Old pieces of PVC pipe serve as her unstable cane. The uneven dirt path that leads to their tin shanty has become impossible for her...

Down a dusty dirt path, amongst countless other mud & thatch homes, tin shanties, and heaps of burning garbage....hidden away in the...