Saturday, September 7, 2024

CREATIVE NONFICTION

An Ant hefting her Penance: Non-fiction by Aremu Adams Adebisi

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I watched intensely as an ant was hefting her...

How to Dispose of Good Shoes in Africa: Non-fiction by Ebuka Prince Okoroafor

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The shoes on my feet have seen three generations...

The Economy of Loss: Creative non-fiction by Dami Ajayi

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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...

Nzube Nlebedim: The Newcomer into America is Uncertain

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The newcomer into America from Lagos is a confused,...

Ritah Tumushabe | Sacred Threads: A Personal Journey of Faith and Loss

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Today, I have decided to retire my rosary. This...

The Sight of the Sound: Instructions for the Slaughter of Small Ruminants and Monogastric Animals

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The closed door notwithstanding, the proceedings bore audibly into...

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Idzia Ahmad: A Meteor, a Vagrant Arab

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In many ways, Idzia Ahmad was my friend and...

Abenea Ndago: History Will Forever Remain Literature’s Most Intimate Mistress

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Abenea Ndago is the author of several short stories,...

Niyi Osundare At 60

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Recently, Professor Niyi Osundare, poet, scholar, essayist, humanist and...

Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM

A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...

Once There Was a Country: Three Poems by Abigail George

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ONCE THERE WAS A COUNTRY I called that country ‘Childhood’. The...

Rice: Poems by Tatenda Murigo

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RICE Grains of rice Fall to the floor Like summer’s rain, Tsitsi’s eyes Are...

Kuramo Waters: Poems by Ike Anya

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SALUTE TO A MASTER (for Obiora Udechukwu) You who with paint...

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