By Esih Efuru I was very excited about my 13th birthday, praying for lots of presents and a chance to be seen as more than…

By Esih Efuru When I first entered my Creative Writing Master’s program, I wanted to tell the story of how power is used to take…

I had to participate in “scripture showers” as a preacher’s kid, where you were required to recite scripture on demand. Someone always beat me to…

By Esih Efuru As a preacher’s kid, life had its moments to remember. I loved to hear the familiar songs and mantras coming from various…

By Esih Efuru As a parent, you pray for, think about and worry over your children every day. You poke and prod at them to…

By Esih Efuru I’ve had a lot of colorful adventures on my journey. Some were cartoon strips, like the humor I had to find within…

When I was young, a cartoon ran on Saturday mornings called the “Superfriends”. The twin super heroes would shout: “Wonder twin powers: Activate!” Their powers…