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AFRICAN WRITER
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Saturday, September 7, 2024
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Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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Poetry
Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
Aadhiya Tulsi | Dichotomy, Diaspora, Dissonance
November 30, 2023
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I Childhood; first imprints The bell rings, marking the end...
Prince Ihè | Here, We Sing A Sad Song
December 30, 2023
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"We only live once. We only die once. How...
The Economy of Loss: Creative non-fiction by Dami Ajayi
September 11, 2009
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There’s been a death in the family. You can...
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
An Ant hefting her Penance: Non-fiction by Aremu Adams Adebisi
November 19, 2017
3
I watched intensely as an ant was hefting her...
Sybil Fekurumoh | Tomorrow For My Worth, Today For Children
April 29, 2023
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The audience is witnessing a moment in a support...
Ritah Tumushabe | Sacred Threads: A Personal Journey of Faith and Loss
July 31, 2023
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Today, I have decided to retire my rosary. This...
Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu
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Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Fiction
Shannon Kenny
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Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Fiction
Chimezie Okoro
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PLAY
“I Regret Nigeria Has Given Me Nothing But Insistent Pain From Childhood” – Obiwu
May 22, 2007
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Not everybody likes living in exile, yet it could...
Chinedu Ogoke: The West is the Giver and Taker of Literary Life
April 30, 2008
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--------------------------------------------------------------- When we talked in September 2003, after the...
Recalling the Iconic Exit of Chinua Achebe
March 28, 2016
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Chinua Achebe died at exactly 11:51pm (US time). That...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
To the Painter of Dreams: Poems by Marvel Chukwudi Pephel
February 24, 2018
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TO THE PAINTER OF DREAMS Paint my dreams blue, For it...
Warri: Poems by Efeduma Eseoghene
December 3, 2013
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Warri The memories of the days of naked pride and patriotism...
A Young Woman’s Thoughts in the Silence of Her Bedroom: Poems by Abigail George
June 18, 2014
2
A Young Woman’s Thoughts in the Silence of Her...
Fiction
Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Andrea Zanin
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Fiction
Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Wayne McCray
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
The Legend of Andrew Zubair: A Short Story by Adeleke Adesanya
Fiction
Adeleke Adesanya
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Abigail George: Offering
Poetry
Abigail George
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Why Africa Did Not Die In Biafra: An Essay by Nnamdi Uzuegbu
Essays & Reviews
Nnamdi Uzuegbu
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LAST MONTH...
Mark Kennedy Nsereko | The White Women of Ben Kiwanuka Street
Mark Kennedy Nsereko
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“Literature Can Catalyze Transformation in Society”: A Conversation with Francis Egbokhare
Tolu Akinwole
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Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú
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Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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The Sight of the Sound: Instructions for the Slaughter of Small Ruminants and Monogastric Animals
John Edward Ellis
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Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
Taiwo Akinyemi
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