Wednesday, July 2, 2025

Dotun Jide | Àkúdàáyà: Your Face is White

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

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...

Tumi | The Man in My Dream

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I was married, but I didn’t live with him. I visited him sometimes, and each time I did, his presence...
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 Khosa J.K. Chambalo | At Wenela Stage

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