Author Kuukua Yomekpe Love, Sexuality, stories

The Hug (Part II)

PART I The tour ended when we entered the farm-house from the kitchen. He grabbed us a couple of Castles and then showed us to the front porch. It was a small one but it had room for the three of us. I was too nervous to share the long chair with him so I … Continue reading The Hug (Part II)

Author Kuukua Yomekpe Love, Sexuality, stories

The Hug (Part I)

"Heeeey! I didn't think you'd make it." He wore a smile that lit up his whole face. He reached in and gave me one of those squeezish hugs. Surprised, I took a second to relax into it. After all, this was a complete stranger I'd met on a bus. In the two weeks since we … Continue reading The Hug (Part I)

Author Kuukua Yomekpe Love, Sexuality, stories

Texts II

You: "you give good hugs" Me: "i like to receive them" You: "no, for real, you give good hugs" Me: "so do you" You: "when can i have another one?" Me: "oh i don't know...you know we live like an hour apart..." You: (sad face) "I know" Me: "cheer up, there's always the Accra Mall" … Continue reading Texts II

Author Kuukua Yomekpe Love, prose poems, Sexuality

Butterflies

"I want passion so strong That it makes me wanna cry I want nothing short of Butterflies Yeah butterflies I’m sorry it took me so long To figure out I’m worth it " "Butterflies" by Rissi Palmer [I've spliced this song some kinda bad but it works for my purposes and I guess I figure … Continue reading Butterflies

Author Kuukua Yomekpe Love, reflections, writing prompt

Hello, My Name is…

I sat with my friend Nana as we settled in for the four-hour journey putting our snacks and water bottles in the back pockets behind the seats.  We were fussing over who got the window seat. “Hey! Where are you ladies from? I heard an American accent,” he flashed a smile our way as Nana … Continue reading Hello, My Name is…