'The Talking Kapok Tree and Other Short Stories' is a collection of four short stories set in Sierra Leone, West Africa, that explore intersectional themes of environmental protection, food culture, and scientific progress. Juliet Rogers unfolds two powerful short stories 'The Rejected Pride That Came Back' and 'The Paradise of Five Kingdoms, ' while Melvin Sharty brings to life 'The Talking Kapok Tree' and 'Fema's Jollof...