The Misadventures of Khadijah: All Stories
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The Misadventures of Khadijah: The Wool Blanket
The full moon hung heavy in the ink-black sky, casting a ghostly glow over the gravel road that wound its way through the rural West African town. Khadijah’s small, sandaled feet shuffled over the rough path, her seven-year-old frame struggling under the weight of the thick woolen blanket she dragged behi…
The Misadventures of Khadijah: Creek's Rock
Children were starting to go missing. This was the unsettling news Khadijah heard from her older sister upon arriving with her baby brother, Jaye, at their grandmother’s village. Salmana, her sister, had been staying with their grandmother for almost a year,…
The Misadventures of Khadijah: The Old Man from Nowhere
Khadijah arrived home earlier than usual, the sun still high in the sky, casting long shadows across the dusty streets. It was just past noon, a stark contrast to her typical sundown returns. Two years had passed since she and Jaye returned from her grandmother's village
The Misadventures of Khadijah: Palm Oil
“Amina, what am I going to do with this girl? She can’t hear.”
The Misadventures of Khadijah: The White Volkswagen
The sky was a dull gray, thick with the promise of rain, as Khadijah shuffled along the dusty road of her border town. Each step stirred up puffs of reddish-brown dust, which lingered in the heavy air. Balanced on her head was a ceramic platter piled high with oranges, their b…
