Saturday, July 27, 2024

DIACRITIQUE

Mammy Water: Fiction by Felicia Taave

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So she just packed her stuff and left, immediately...

Waking Up in Kampala: African Science Fiction by Wesley Macheso

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The atmosphere in Kampala, the Silicon Valley of Africa,...

When Faces walk out of a Photograph: Fiction by Abenea Ndago

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Tendayi is a Zimbabwean friend I met here in...

Sunset: Twilight from Within

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The sun was setting in Stonehenge and I was...

Blind Love: by Seotsa ‘Soh’ Manyeli

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It is a long and tedious journey to walk...

The Activist Dies in Tanure Ojaide’s Dreams

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So the other day, my friend Okwy Okeke called...

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The Mystique of Maxim

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(for Uzor Maxim Uzoatu, Boroja I, Obi of Ikate,...

Recalling the Iconic Exit of Chinua Achebe

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Chinua Achebe died at exactly 11:51pm (US time). That...

I Would Rather Shun Self-Publishing – Amatoritsero Ede

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Amatoritsero Ede, an award winning Nigerian writer based in...

Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!

…tying the knot of Nigerian unity Characters ManWoman Performance Note  There is a...

Berbera al Somali: Poems by JKS Makokha

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Berbera al Somali The body of the ancient sea city bathes...

Adura Ojo: Home

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HOME {i} I left the bush with no trees / scattered...

Compass: Poetry by Pazqal Eriq Umehea

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COMPASS Broken nests like the bridges to life’s creek, Cracked egg...

LAST MONTH ...

Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation

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   Sista mi, how you naw? It has been...

Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand

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I am Tafadzwa. When I left Harare last month...

Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires

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FINAL BANQUET OF DESIRES It is prison culture to give...

Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings

She can’t sleep. It must be the worry, seasoned...

Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go

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It’s so cold. My nostrils are clogged. My cheeks...

Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre

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IDANRE Woman you are sad!‘Tis the same with me.—Ralph Armattoe. I.My...

Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears

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This is what happens to my tears and the...

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