Essays/Criticism · Fiction · Lit Mag · Non-fiction
I am a homosexual, Mum
by Binyavanga Wainaina (A lost chapter from One Day I Will Write About This Place) 11 July, 2000. This is not the right version of events. Hey mum. I was putting[…]
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Bone of my Bone…
by Benson Eluma At the intersection of Amber Junction a vessel of vestal piss for they know their gods’ inner wish to have pus poulticed… Not me; it[…]
The A-B-C of Sexuality
by Ayodele Olofintuade A – is for anal sex also known as sodomy(check S) and asexuality. This is the act whereby a penis (check P for meaning) or any other[…]
Barna and I
by Elnathan John My mother never liked her. Or her mother. She would always hesitate a few seconds before saying “Mhmm” when Thandiwe knelt down on one knee to greet[…]
Morbid Porn
by Pearl Osibu The sky darkens overhead and growls at you, rumbling, threatening, looking put out by an offence you cannot name. You growl back, snarl even, and stomp away[…]
Fiction · Lit Mag · Non-fiction
Whip
by Unoma Azuah (From her forthcoming memoir, EMBRACING MY SHADOW). I was hungry but came alive as soon as other students started gathering their notebooks, getting ready to dash out[…]
Lit Mag · Non-fiction · Poetry
Three Pieces
by Uche Peter Umez —— —— The Way We Are #1. You remember when we used to play in the rain? As if I could ever forget. You used[…]
Shades of Ochre
by Martins Kiibaati If you ask him where he’s been He’ll say around, It takes too many words To say what he’s done and seen He’s been to heaven He’s[…]