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Bisi Adjapon

The First Time I saw God

The first time I saw God, I was eight years old.

7 min readOct 27, 2020

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The First Time I saw God

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Bisi Adjapon

Your Agent, Your Lover

An agent/writer relationship is like choosing a lover or life partner, but writers fail to see that. They enter into the agreement with a…

5 min readApr 29, 2020

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Bisi Adjapon

On Writing

After hunkering down for the better part of a year, I have finished my second novel.

3 min readDec 9, 2019

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Bisi Adjapon

Breasts Strokes

The first time I became aware of my breasts as a problem to society, I was running up the stairs to my teacher’s flat. I was in middle…

5 min readOct 13, 2019

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Bisi Adjapon

How to have a Productive Day

So, after drawing inspiration from my writer friend Ayesha, I have a brand-new resolution: no internet, no looking at my phone first thing…

5 min readMar 6, 2019

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How to have a Productive Day

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Bisi Adjapon

Hello, Colonialism is Over!

In celebration of mother tongue, I dusted this old article from the archives:

3 min readFeb 22, 2019

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Bisi Adjapon

The Man with the Dead P

About a week ago, I was napping when the phone’s ringing jerked me up. It was Auntie A, my 73-year-old landlady. Her voice was snappy…

4 min readFeb 11, 2019

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The Man with the Dead P

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Bisi Adjapon

Penises, Penises Everywhere

I was in a taxi driving by Osu cemetery in Accra when I saw three men fumble with the front of their trousers. They ambled to the cemetery…

4 min readDec 10, 2017

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Bisi Adjapon

I, Witch

I became a witch when I visited a Ghanaian church in America. I had never been fond of “spiritual” churches where people saw visions, spoke…

5 min readNov 28, 2016

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I, Witch

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Bisi Adjapon

A Walk in the Burb

For the first time ever, in a suburb where cars whiz around curves and race to beat red lights, I walked to the library and bank. If I’d…

2 min readNov 4, 2016

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A Walk in the Burb

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Bisi Adjapon

Bisi Adjapon

Bisi Adjapon is the author of Of Women and Frogs, named top 15 books 2018. She has written for McSweneys, Washington Times. Brittle Paper and other journals

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