A Better Love

A dreadful family secret is revealed when a young man from the city, Iroro falls in love with a mysterious man in the village of Omiken, Ehiemeke who had been dealt with the hard, cold gavel of injustice. An undying love for the ages awakens in a world of wonder and mystery and magic and the familiar touch of lips. However, love cannot conquer everything, can it? Especially a gash as wide as life and death.

Kikus Michaels is a young creative writer from the southern axis of Nigeria. He writes poetry, fiction and nonfiction mostly on topics relating to LGBTQ+ folks; their harsh realities in Nigeria and creating ideological worlds where they can love and be free.