Ellipsis

Beyond the Essay with Monmita Chakrabarti

Monmita Chakrabarti is a writer from Columbus, OH by way of Bengal.

Mar 14, 2024 • tòlú Daniel and Monmita Chakrabarti

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February 2024

Notes on Myopia

On Saturday afternoon, I realized I did not know my Dadu’s name, the one on Baba’s side.

Feb 29, 2024 • Monmita Chakrabarti

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Beyond the Essay with Laura Jiménez Morales

Laura Veronica Jiménez Morales was born in Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.

Feb 8, 2024 • tòlú Daniel and Laura Jimenez

January 2024

Hair

At six, my hair was black and straight, just like my father’s.

Jan 25, 2024 • Laura Jimenez

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August 2023

Beyond the Essay with Ọláolúwa Òní

Ọláolúwa is a PhD candidate researching the intersections between law and popular culture.

Aug 24, 2023 • tòlú Daniel and Ọláolúwa

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*Insert Immigrant’s Name Here* is Dead

A New Life

Aug 17, 2023 • Ọláolúwa

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April 2023

Beyond the Essay - Adeola Opeyemi

Last week’s edition of Ellipsis featured her personal essay In Defense of Silence: A Portable Paradise, a meditation on the power of silence in the face…

Apr 28, 2023 • tòlú Daniel and Adeola Opeyemi

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In Defence of Silence: A Portable Paradise

Dearest immigrant, did you leave home or home spat you out?

Apr 13, 2023 • Adeola Opeyemi

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March 2023

Beyond the Essay - Okwudili Nebeolisa

“Okwudili Nebeolisa is a Nigerian writer who just graduated from the Iowa Writers Workshop where he was a Provost Fellow and won the Prairie Lights John…

Mar 23, 2023 • tòlú Daniel and Okwudili Nebeolisa

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Held Just Enough

by Okwudili Nebeolisa

Mar 9, 2023 • Okwudili Nebeolisa

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February 2023

Beyond the Essay - Ope Adedeji

A Conversation between Ope Adedeji and Tolu Daniel.

Feb 23, 2023 • tòlú Daniel and Ope

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A Room, a Home, a Country of One’s Own

by Ope Adedeji

Feb 9, 2023 • Ope

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