It is a Saturday, and the sweltering Nigerian sun seems to have a point to prove, or a vendetta. I walk toward…
Fatima Abdullahi
Fatima Abdullahi is a Black, muslim writer and poet. She was the second place winner in the 2023 Dreamfoundry writing contest, and the 2nd runner up in the 2023 Valiant Scribe Poetry Competition. Her poetry, short fiction and creative nonfiction have appeared in a wide range of literary magazines and journals, including: Dark Matter Magazine, Augur Magazine, midnight & indigo, Isele Magazine, Lolwe, Lunaris Review, The Decolonial Passage, Libretto Magazine, The Last Stanza Poetry Journal, and elsewhere. A lover of books and quiet corners, she believes firmly in the power of storytelling in all mediums and how and uses her works to explore the dynamics of love and loss, hope, faith, and the conceit of memory.