Saturday, July 19, 2025

Akinyi Margareta Ocholla | April Rain

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The soft hum sifted through MJ's mind and grew gently in intensity. As she awakened the hum crystallized to...

 Khosa J.K. Chambalo | At Wenela Stage

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The sun perched high above the hills of Blantyre, casting its fierce gaze on the city. It was market...

Carolyn W. Gatonye | Broccoli and a “Thingira”

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I looked at my uncle.  Frail. Tattered. Lost…or so he seemed.                                    He sat alone, maybe deep in...
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Gregory Olumuyiwa Marinho | The Games We Played

Play acting was our favourite pastime. Equipped with old boxes, sticks, ropes, palm fronds, tin cans, and an abundance of imagination,...
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Dotun Jide | Àkúdàáyà: Your Face is White

The message from the village came at the most inconvenient time, but so grave was the countenance of Bòóda Tájù that...

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