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A Great Kingdom in the Congo

A Great Kingdom in the Congo By William Henry Sheppard Share LISTEN Essays I had studied the new dialect of the Bakuba and had made every preparation for our expedition into the “Forbidden Land” of King Lukenga. I had met

A.R.M.

A.R.M. By Odi Welter Share LISTEN Stories Content Warning: This story contains explicit content. Reader discretion is advised. Nobody taught me how to use a condom. I did my best, but I kinda just guessed, to be honest. I was

Family Bible

Family Bible By Marco Etheridge Share LISTEN Stories The girl probably thought she was being sly, sneaking around back of his tractor shed like that. Lawrence Teasdale wasn’t fooled for a second. He watched her through the kitchen window. She

A Warrior’s Daughter

A Warrior’s Daughter By Zitkala-Sa Share LISTEN Stories In the afternoon shadow of a large tepee, with red-painted smoke lapels, sat a warrior father with crossed shins. His head was so poised that his eye swept easily the vast level

A Daughter of the Samurai

A Daughter of the SamuraiChapter 4 The Old and The New By Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto Share LISTEN Stories I was about eight years old when I had my first taste of meat. For twelve centuries, following the introduction of the