Naa Baako Ako-Adjei

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Naa Baako Ako-Adjei is a writer and educator living in the Washington, D.C. area. Her work has appeared in Gastronomica and Transition. Her essay, “Why It’s Time Schools Stopped Teaching To Kill a Mockingbird,” was recently nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

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Men Who Are Ready to Devour the Young

My changing body made me the object of stares and comments from men far older than my father.