Monday, June 30, 2025

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...

Adejumo Tomilola | I See Visions, I Dream Dreams

Fiction Adejumo Tomilola -
The first time I told them about the fire, they made me sit outside. It was a small dream. A...

Gai Manoah James | The Rational Circle

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