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Jane Kalu’s short stories have been featured in Isele Magazine, Jalada Review, Munyori Review, and the Willesden Herald Anthology. She was a scholar for the American Short Fiction 2022 Workshop and is currently a Doctoral Fellow in Creative Writing and Literature at the University of Southern California.
“Abroadness became my obsession.” When a young Nigerian girl is invited to go live with her uncle in Canada, it sets in motion a peculiar friendship with someone she has long envied.
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