Saturday, July 27, 2024

DIACRITIQUE

Her Eyes: A Short Story by Sandra A. Mushi

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Loudly I call out to God – if He...

Litany: A Short Story by Uche Omar

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I I am the broom leaning against the wall;...

Apollo 11 Ministries: A Short Story by Abenea Ndago

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Their old blue Volkswagen whizzes tensely round the Garissa...

Reflections on Echezonachukwu Nduka’s ‘Waterman’

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#QUICKREADS Reflections on Echezonachukwu Nduka’s Waterman (Griots Lounge Publishing, 2020; ISBN...

A Review of Chinedu L. Tabugbo’s Country Tour

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Country Tour by Chinedu L. Tabugbo (1994). Chattanooga,...

Decolonizing Ngugi’s Mentality

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Like Sir Mick “Phillip” Jagger of the of the...

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The Ladies at the White Board: A Memoir Excerpt by Henry Chukwuemeka Onyema

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PART 1 When I walked into the then staff room...

The Mystique of Maxim

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

In the Footsteps of Achebe: Enter Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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A few years ago, over drinks with Ladipo Soetan,...

Tolu Fagbure | Case Closed!

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

When We Started Taking Notes: Poems by Antony Okpunor

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WHEN WE STARTED TAKING NOTES So we could touch the...

Ohikhuare Isuku: Let’s Keep a Tryst

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LET US KEEP A TRYST Let’s keep a tryst beyond where...

Our Lantern Is Lifted for our Saviour: Poems by Adeola Ikuomola

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OUR LANTERN IS LIFTED FOR OUR SAVIOUR When the day’s...

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Abigail George | This is what happens to my tears

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

Paul Chibuike Emenike | Idanre

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

Talent Madhuku | The Video Recordings

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

Azubuike Obi | Welcome to a New Dispensation

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

Ubong Johnson | Let Us All Go

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

Abu Ibrahim | Final Banquet of Desires

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

Abenea Ndago: A Funeral in Ladybrand

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

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