Art Could Have a Political Opinion
“This is what I will always try to do in my stories.” by Eghosa Imasuen The first Achebe book I read was Chike and the River. I remembered the way[…]
Category: Non-fiction
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10 Questions for Mafoya
Mafoya Doussoumon is the thirty-one year old author of a fascinating new book of essays titled African Expectations (Available on Amazon.com). I caught up with him for a one-one-one. _______ Tell[…]
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What the Wayfarer Wished to Become
by Emmanuel Iduma Failing to daydream a life of transcendence, a certain wayfarer found himself at the mercy of his ambitions.1 The first goal he set for himself was to[…]
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RE: A Bird Sings Because… by Jeremy Weate
Ikhide, Let us be clear. I was disappointed with your comments a few months ago because you apparently deliberately confused two very different issues, as a means to slander our reputation as[…]
Essays/Criticism · Lit Mag · Non-fiction
Ogundare Foyanmun, My Uncle the Poet-Chieftain: In Memoriam
By Peter Akinlabi Let’s begin with the space, for he was a man of immense spatial presence. Big, tall and fearfully dark, he occupied space like he owned it. Language[…]
Uganda Through Barbara’s Eyes
by Temitayo Olofinlua “Is there anything to eat in this house this evening?” Barbara asked. “There’s porridge,” I replied. “Porridge is not food. Porridge is just something that I[…]
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Children of a Lesser God
by Ikhide Ikheloa Brother – teeth flashing in the cant of compliments Brother – gold-rimmed glasses Across eyes that go blue at a word from the Master Poor brother[…]
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Excerpts from ‘The Opposites of Black’
by Abimbola Adelakun A journey is a person in itself; no two are alike…. We find that after years of struggle that we do not take a trip; a trip[…]
CONVERSify
By Michael Odejimi MICHAEL: You left. Suddenly. No goodbyes. Why? IFY: I said my goodbyes a few times. You just weren’t listening. These days, it seems the world only listens to what it[…]
Tonight I Deleted Ify Omalicha
by Ayodele Olofintuade Tonight I deleted Ify Omalicha’s phone number from my contacts. The number has not been on my phone for long, just barely 3weeks old. It’s strange actually[…]