Prompt # 21 – context
June 15, 2018
A person who was fine to date but ‘out of the question’ for marrying on one continent becomes a perfectly suitable husband/wife candidate on another continent. … More Prompt # 21 – context
Category: Immigrant Life
Prompt # 48 – treason
June 12, 2018
The decision of the families was final. You could be as in love as you wanted, but if the family said no, then that was it! … More Prompt # 48 – treason
Prompt # 5 – remarriage
June 9, 2018
The decision of the families was final. You could be as in love as you wanted, but if the family said no, then that was it! … More Prompt # 5 – remarriage
Prompt # 15 – psycho
June 4, 2018
this power-craving, especially when it came to habesha men, is something she developed from having had a mother who as a child bride … More Prompt # 15 – psycho
Prompt # 13 – in dependence
May 30, 2018
The day he bought her groceries, stuffed her fridge full, she wanted wanted him for the first time. … More Prompt # 13 – in dependence
Prompt # 47 – criteria
May 23, 2018
Ideally, the fathers would all have us pick men like them, and the mothers would all have us pick men like their husbands. Question is: which version?? … More Prompt # 47 – criteria
Prompt # 59 – value
May 17, 2018
The value box of condoms that wasn’t even carefully opened but rather ripped was visual proof that he was exactly as advertised. … More Prompt # 59 – value
Prompt # 62 – alias
May 14, 2018
He exhaled, ‘finally, finally you said my name’. And of course she was like ‘what are you talking about I always say your name.’ and he said ‘no you never did’. That was the meat of the issue, but she denied the charge, so the relationship didn’t go anywhere. … More Prompt # 62 – alias
Prompt # 4 – body
May 9, 2018
so many terms of endearment in Amharic refer to parts of the body … More Prompt # 4 – body
Prompt # 20 – history
May 3, 2018
Being born, we don’t realize we’re stepping into history. We think history begins with us. … More Prompt # 20 – history
Rebecca Fisseha, Writer. 