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Quin Killin’ | Grits Be Still

Poetry Quin Killin' -

Khosa J.K. Chambalo | At Wenela Stage

Fiction Khosa J.K. Chambalo -

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

Tumi | The Man in My Dream

Fiction Tumi -

I was married, but I didn’t live with him. I visited him sometimes, and each time I did, his presence...

Gai Manoah James | The Rational Circle

Fiction Gai Manoah James -

“Welcome to the Rational Circle,” Nyagoa said. She held the mic firmly in her hand. “It’s been a while....

Chukwu Jude Nonso | Warri

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Carolyn W. Gatonye | Broccoli and a “Thingira”

Fiction Carolyn W. Gatonye -

Akinyi Margareta Ocholla | April Rain

Fiction Akinyi Margareta Ocholla -

Adejumo Tomilola | I See Visions, I Dream Dreams

Fiction Adejumo Tomilola -

Plays

‘Shèun and Bebe Ominira-Bluejack | Palm Oil and Ash

'Shèun Ominira-Bluejack and Bebe Ominira-Bluejack -

Plays

Bright Aboagye | Adwoa’s Way Home

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Non-Fiction

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,...

Fiction

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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Khosa J.K. Chambalo | At Wenela Stage

Tumi | The Man in My Dream

Gai Manoah James | The Rational Circle

Chukwu Jude Nonso | Warri

Carolyn W. Gatonye | Broccoli and a “Thingira”

Akinyi Margareta Ocholla | April Rain

Adejumo Tomilola | I See Visions, I Dream Dreams

‘Shèun and Bebe Ominira-Bluejack | Palm Oil and Ash

Bright Aboagye | Adwoa’s Way Home

Gregory Olumuyiwa Marinho | The Games We Played

Dotun Jide | Àkúdàáyà: Your Face is White

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Abenea Ndago | Wind

Adeola Awe | Two Poems

DJ Benhaim | Sins of the Pulpit & The Broken Hallelujah

Ruth Titus Sum | Am I Healed Enough to be Vulnerable?

Babette Gallard | The Song of the Crane

Harry Nicolas, Jr. | Erasure Poetry

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Violet R. Barungi | With No End in Mind

Rachael Wealth Moses | Mini Skirts, Spaghetti Tops, and Skinny Girls

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