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[…]
Category: Lit Mag
From “Straw Dogs”
by Bolaji Olatunde November 22, 1997. I stared at the ceiling of my very dimly lit room – the outside lighting of the building provided the little illumination – with,[…]
Five Poems
by Alkasim Abdulkadir 1. Stoning from Glass Houses! The took away our lands And built glass houses They took away the stones So we won’t throw stones At their glass houses.[…]
Editorial #7: Textual Orientations
I often run into a fascinating interesting dilemma of sorts whenever I read and edit submissions to this magazine. Do I turn “favour” into “favor” as my spell-checker suggests; neighbour[…]
Fiction · Lit Mag · Non-fiction
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[…]
Fiction · Lit Mag · Non-fiction
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[…]
Editorial #6: The Poetry of Simple Words
A while ago, I stumbled on an old email from my friend Uche Peter Umez, the prizewinning author of Sam and the Wallet and a bunch of other publications. In it[…]
Farewell Song
by Razak Malik Yester-night in the Hazy moon-light Tears littered the Corridors of those streets Memories searched for Lost dreams- shattered history Once I heard dreams were born Now[…]
Fragments from Sanskriti Kendra
by Uche Peter Umez Poetry of Pots A butterfly skims over my path, as if I’m scented with pollens. I trail after it, craving harmony. It leads me to a cozy[…]