The Badagry Lagoon Codes: Stories

Spanning across settings in the Americas, Africa, and Australia are nine insightful, at times haunting stories. In “Namesakes” and “A Playground for the Dark,” characters resort to desperate measures in their search for joy. Family ties are tested in “Akata,” revealing the strain of belonging to a deeply rooted culture. "Windchimes in Pleasant Air" unfolds two variations of loneliness and a longing for companionship. The surreal death of a loved one serves as a reminder that life is fleeting in “Beautiful Ashes” and “Curators of the Dead." Covering a young boy's torturous adventures through the grimy scenes of Lagos, "Codes of the Badagry Lagoon" paints a vivid picture of desperation.

The main characters of these stories are often desperate, running from their truth. Each of these stories awakens the human in us, whether we seek to be loved, to belong, or to be at peace.

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