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AFRICAN WRITER
African Literature, Writers and Ideas
AFRICAN WRITER
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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
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
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...
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...
Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go
May 31, 2024
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It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...
Lawrence Winkler | Pawns on the Nile
‘He who rides the sea of the Nile must...
Dismas Okombo | Home
October 1, 2023
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for S.O. You still listen to the same Ohangla music...
An Ant hefting her Penance: Non-fiction by Aremu Adams Adebisi
November 19, 2017
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I watched intensely as an ant was hefting her...
Rumbie Mugadza | No!
April 29, 2023
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“No” And The Dragon That Could Not Be Slain Your...
Andrea Zanin | Ghosts
Fiction
Andrea Zanin
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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
“My repression is as legitimate as your freedom”: A Conversation with Yẹ́misí Aríbisálà
February 20, 2017
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Yẹ́misí Aríbisálà, formerly Yẹ́misí Ogbe, is a food memoirist...
Interview with James Murua, Founder of JamesMurua.com
March 28, 2016
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Webmasters, bloggers and editors of literary websites are usually...
Images that Linger, Words that Bite
May 6, 2007
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And now the horn may paw the air, Howling goodbye. -...
Kosoluchi Agboanike | PALM
A PLAY PERSONS: OLAOHA, OBINNE, IKEDIKE, NWELUMMA, ANIMOKE, EZEMMUO, VILLAGERS. I Night...
After a while… A Poem by Jesse Bwanakambi
September 21, 2015
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After a While... After a while you learn The subtle difference Between...
Amarachi J. Ike | Genesis
April 29, 2023
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GENESIS it started with a cup of coffee on the...
When Love is a Raw Country: Poems by D.M.D. Goodhead
October 29, 2007
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We Dream We dream of beauty, we dream of joy, We...
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
Who Kidnapped The Future? A Short Story by ‘Namdi Awa-Kalu
Fiction
'Namdi Awa-Kalu
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Aquarium: Poems by Victor Azubike
Poetry
Victor Chukwuemeka Azubike
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Vigilante: A Short Story by Ufuoma Bakporhe
Fiction
Ufuoma Bakporhe
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LAST MONTH...
Taiwo Akinyemi | The First Night
Taiwo Akinyemi
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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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Daniel Joe | The Hope of Life
Daniel Joe
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Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe | Icarusting
Marvellous Mmesomachi Igwe
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Mark Kennedy Nsereko | The White Women of Ben Kiwanuka Street
Mark Kennedy Nsereko
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Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza | Penance
Georgette Uwera Nyiraneza
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“Literature Can Catalyze Transformation in Society”: A Conversation with Francis Egbokhare
Tolu Akinwole
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Mayuyuka Kaunda | Blink
Mayuyuka Kaunda
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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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