Mofope Olaleye

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jul, 2022

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“The Drifter” by Mofope Olaleye

Submitted to Contest #193

THE DRIFTER By Nathan Olaleye February 2nd, 20—I’m not sure anymore. Blasting from the North, the flakes never cease in waltzing to the wind’s moans and biting rhythms. I can’t say no one dies in winter, but rates have dug long through the usual threshold. We’re down to 60 now. All I wish for is just not a 59. Never have I prayed for my daughter’s ruddy skin to return and be durable enough to withstand my nails as I hug her. Hysterical coughs have strangled almost all her speech; she looks like a melted ice-cream co...

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“Fresh Start” by Mofope Olaleye

Submitted to Contest #158

(Just so you know, this story has some terms from my Yoruba culture.) Brown, viscous water splashed on my face. My eyes dared to open in the sight of that seething ocean, making fitful creeps up its white, porcelain prison. Not even the plastic bristles of my brush could squelch its spirit, and my sinuses continued to strain from its fumes. What the hell, Dad? I thought. It’s Halloween. . . I could still hear the pops of my soaked feet as I rumbled down the stairs. There I stood, clad in dark blue vests, a goblin mask, and a ho...

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