MOTHERS OF THE APEMEN Kemi C. Amusan Chapter One: Ilu ‘birin, The Women’s Village 1. The Ọ̀rúnmìlà Shrine The shrine of Ọ̀rúnmìlà was the quietest place in Ìlú’bìnrin. The women who came there knew that some questions grew harder to hear when too many voices rose around them. … More MOTHERS OF THE APEMEN Kemi C. Amusan Chapter One: Ilu ‘birin, The Women’s Village »
The Christmas Debt Kemi C. Amusan CHAPTER 4: PROTOCOL Maya moved first. Some animal part of her brain that didn’t care about elves or bass-heavy carols or the impossible dark stretching where her ceiling used to be. It only knew the kids were upstairs, or should have … More The Christmas Debt Kemi C. Amusan CHAPTER 4: PROTOCOL »
FALLEN ANGELS Kemi C. Amusan CHAPTER 5: BRIAN’S NIGHT The apartment was all chrome and glass. Rain battered the windows. Brian Bateman stood at the mirror in his tailored suit, tie straight, shirt pressed, and looked at the man he had worked hard to become. His jaw was … More FALLEN ANGELS Kemi C. Amusan CHAPTER 5: BRIAN’S NIGHT »
The Revolt of the Cat Ladies Kemi C. Amusan Chapter 2: The Christmas Luncheon First Baptist’s fellowship hall smelled like ham and green beans and too much perfume, and it was the first Sunday in December, the annual Christmas luncheon in full swing. Long tables stretched the … More The Revolt of the Cat Ladies Kemi C. Amusan Chapter 2: The Christmas Luncheon »
The Measure of Aliveness Kemi C. Amusan Essay 2 What Is Aliveness? Essay 1 ended with a question left deliberately open: what determines whether a person is simply existing inside a sequence of years, or actually participating in the life those years contain? We … More The Measure of Aliveness Kemi C. Amusan Essay 2 What Is Aliveness? »
The Measure of Aliveness Kemi C. Amusan Essay 1 Are we running out of time, or out of life? We have been taught to think of life in units of time. Years, months, weeks, days. We celebrate birthdays because another year has passed. We measure careers by how … More The Measure of Aliveness Kemi C. Amusan Essay 1 Are we running out of time, or out of life? »
Heaven thought she had finally found the courage to expose Danielle, the woman she blamed for destroying her marriage, her friendships, and Crystal. But four weeks into writing her explosive confession, something has changed. Haunted by a mysterious child named Crystal and unraveling under the weight of betrayal, pills, and revenge, Heaven is confronted by her estranged husband, Terrence. Then he reveals a secret that could destroy the last piece of Heaven’s carefully constructed innocence.
The Revolt of the Cat Ladies Kemi C. Amusan Chapter 1: Election Night The votes came in just after nine o’clock, and by nine-fifteen, the fellowship hall at First Baptist had gone silent in a way that made Dorothy Cunningham smile. She stood at the front of the room … More The Revolt of the Cat Ladies Kemi C. Amusan Chapter 1: Election Night »
Industrial civilization became remarkably skilled at creating value. The next civilization may be judged by something different: how effectively it enables people to reach, use, and participate in the value civilization has already created. Access is not a philosophy of sameness or redistribution. It is a philosophy of possibility, concerned with the barriers that separate human potential from the conditions through which that potential can become useful.
Michael Jackson and the Billion Dollar Verdict In the Court of Public Opinion By Kemi C. Amusan Three numbers. $1.001 billion at the global box office as of July 13, 2026. The first biopic in cinema history to cross that threshold. 38%. The critics’ score on Rotten … More Michael Jackson and the Billion Dollar Verdict In the Court of Public Opinion By Kemi C. Amusan »
