Josephine Dean is a fiction writer from West Africa whose work vividly captures the essence of her homeland and explores modern life in the diaspora. Her short stories and tales offer a rich tapestry of cultural insights and life experiences.

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Stories by Josephine Dean are a work of fiction. Names, characters, organizations, places, events, and incidents are either products of the writer’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events are purely coincidental.