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AFRICAN WRITER
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Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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Poetry
Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
Nzube Nlebedim: The Newcomer into America is Uncertain
February 28, 2022
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The newcomer into America from Lagos is a confused,...
Aadhiya Tulsi | Dichotomy, Diaspora, Dissonance
November 30, 2023
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I Childhood; first imprints The bell rings, marking the end...
Michelle Chepchumba: When Your Life Means Nothing
July 31, 2021
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It is past midnight. Maybe 1:00 am, maybe 2:00....
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
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...
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...
Death of a Patriot: Creative Non-Fiction by A. Igoni Barrett
May 16, 2007
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Make you no go anywhere/Jus’ e wait dere make...
Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Fiction
Wayne McCray
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Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Fiction
Shannon Kenny
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Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Fiction
Andrea Zanin
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PLAY
Abenea Ndago: History Will Forever Remain Literature’s Most Intimate Mistress
April 11, 2016
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Abenea Ndago is the author of several short stories,...
Recalling the Iconic Exit of Chinua Achebe
March 28, 2016
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Chinua Achebe died at exactly 11:51pm (US time). That...
Ali Znaidi: A poem is a kind of selfie captured in words
May 30, 2016
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Ali Znaidi is a widely anthologised writer. A Tunisian...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Adura Ojo: Physics
June 1, 2020
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PHYSICS Agony changes streets No word Not sorry or loose words or...
Transition: Poems by Ese Emmanuel
February 24, 2018
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TRANSITION To live is to die. It is to heed the...
Mental Mosaic: Poems by Denrele Ogunwa
January 30, 2008
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Winter Winter turns my fiery passions grey. This season’s night falls...
Fiction
Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Lucy Mwelu
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Fiction
Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Chimezie Okoro
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Paper Prisons: Poetry by Igbinigie Jesuferanmi
Poetry
Igbinigie Jesuferanmi
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The Undesirable Husband: A Short Story by Minna Salami
Fiction
Minna Salami
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Ogaga Ifowodo: Slipping a Stone in the Sling of Prose and Poetry
People
Naza Amaeze Okoli
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LAST MONTH...
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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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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Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
Taiwo Akinyemi
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Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú
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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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Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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