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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
AFRICAN WRITER
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Saturday, September 7, 2024
AFRICAN WRITER
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Poetry
Sosy Imafidon | Red Breath
Sosy Imafidon
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Poetry
Justin Demmitt | Hold my hand
Justin Demmitt
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CREATIVE NONFICTION
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
August 31, 2024
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‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
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....
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...
Lips are Dark for a Reason: Non-fiction by Aremu Adams Adebisi
November 19, 2017
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My lips are dark. Pitch-dark. Black-charcoal dark. Moonless-night dark....
How to Dispose of Good Shoes in Africa: Non-fiction by Ebuka Prince Okoroafor
November 19, 2017
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The shoes on my feet have seen three generations...
Shannon Kenny | The Vigil – a bedtime story
Fiction
Shannon Kenny
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Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Fiction
Andrea Zanin
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Chimezie Okoro | Heat of the Afternoon Sun
Fiction
Chimezie Okoro
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PLAY
Recalling the Iconic Exit of Chinua Achebe
March 28, 2016
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Chinua Achebe died at exactly 11:51pm (US time). That...
Writing: Experience Bakes the Best Bread – Paul T. Liam
June 18, 2014
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Once in a while, one comes across people who...
Nuzo Onoh: Terrified of Planes, Heights, Oceans, Thunder, Roaches…
August 17, 2015
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Nuzo Onoh is the author of The Reluctant Dead...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
Okolo Chinua: The Spots on my Front Door
June 30, 2020
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THE SPOTS ON MY FRONT DOOR Walking towards home is...
Paint my Love: A Poem by Ekpe Nkechinyere Anthonia
November 30, 2018
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PAINT MY LOVE Paint the loyalty in my eyes as...
Music Box: Poems by Ehizogie Iyeomoan
September 1, 2015
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music box his tongue searched for answers to the endless questions...
Fiction
Wayne McCray | No Rest for the Wicked
Wayne McCray
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Fiction
Lucy Mwelu | The Sound of Freedom
Lucy Mwelu
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RANDOM FLASHBACK
Thus Sayeth the Lord: Fiction by David Okafor
Fiction
David Okafor
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Our Gods Are Sly Ones: Fiction by Ademola Enoch
Fiction
Ademola Enoch
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Armed With the Story: A Short Story by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Fiction
Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
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LAST MONTH...
Mark Kennedy Nsereko | The White Women of Ben Kiwanuka Street
Mark Kennedy Nsereko
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Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú | Polygamy and Parkinson’s Disease
Ọ̀ṣúnrèmí Akérédolú
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Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed | The Path to Healing
Sadiya Abdulaziz Mohammed
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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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“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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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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