Escape Pod 833: The Heroine Kokofe

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Escape Artists Foundation

Fiction, Science Fiction, Drama

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🗓️ 21 April 2022

⏱️ 32 minutes

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The Heroine Kokofe By Ife J. Ibitayo Kokofe awoke an hour before dawn, crusty-eyed and groggy. She wobbled to her feet and washed her face. Her simuclip projected her reflection before her eyes. Already dressed, her pink all-weather blouse draped over her delicate frame. Her bird-thin cheek bones jutted out of her light brown face. The glow from the simuclip in her hair coated her skin in an unearthly off-white haze. She brushed her teeth and applied some blush. Don’t want to look like a ghost before I hunt a demon, she thought wryly. At least that was what Agba ceremonies used to be about, killing the demon without to put to death the demon lurking within. Much to her surprise, the pleasant aroma of frying sweet potato wafted into her bedroom. She hefted her backpack and stepped out of her room. “It’s been a long time since you cooked,” Kokofe said as she took a seat at their dining table. Baba stood over a frying pan simmering on their portastove. “It’s time I remember how to. You won’t be in our home much longer.” Kokofe bit her lip. “Yeah.” Baba finished scraping the fried potato slices onto a plate and glanced at Kokofe. “None of that, Koko. Today is a glorious day for our tribe. I even trimmed my beard for the occasion.” He stroked his salt-and-pepper goatee, and Kokofe couldn’t help but laugh.

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0:00.0	EscapePod Episode 833
0:12.0	The Heroin Co-Cover by E.Fu J.E.B. Ty O.
0:41.0	Hello and welcome to EscapePod, your weekly science fiction podcast.
0:46.0	I'm your host this week, Tina Connolly, and I am here to bring you The Heroin Co-Cover by E.Fu J.E.B. Ty O.
0:55.0	This story is original to EscapePod.
0:59.0	E.Fu J.E.B. Ty O. works as a guidance, navigation, and control engineer by day and writes stories by night.
1:06.0	He graduated from Purdue University with a Master's in Mechanical Engineering and he lives in the Greater Washington DC area.
1:14.0	His work has also appeared in Andromeda Spaceways magazine and TDOT Specs Speculative North magazine.
1:21.0	Find him online at BeingMe Myself.com
1:27.0	We are delighted to announce that this is E.Fu's first professional fiction sale, but certainly not his last.
1:36.0	Your narrator this week is Mofin Fuluwa Okopei.
1:41.0	Mofin Fuluwa Okopei is a young Nigerian writer and a reluctant lawyer.
1:46.0	Through the mediums of poetry and personal essays, her work explores the themes of womanhood, memory, and self.
1:54.0	Her work majorly revolves around the complexity of human emotions and how we as human beings deal with them.
2:02.0	Her work is published in the Kalahari Review, Agboa and the Iceflow Press.
2:07.0	Her medium page is keenly followed and enjoys a healthy followership and engagement.
2:12.0	She tweetset, Fianscosco, on Twitter.
2:17.0	Your audio producer this week is Adam Pratt.
2:21.0	This story has a content notification for mild gore.
2:26.0	So get ready to hunt a demon.
2:29.0	Because it's story time.
2:39.0	The heroine Cocoa Fet.
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