Held Just Enough

by Okwudili Nebeolisa

It's been more than two years since I left Nigeria for the US for my MFA. The thought is always on my mind but then so is the thought of the cost — financial and mental-wise — of going back to visit loved ones. I don't particularly miss the frequent power outages and the rampant inefficiency that is ubiquitous in that country. I don't want to experience…