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#Blogfest 2:0, day 8 – #30dayscountdownto2016 New relationships can be very daunting and terrifying especially when you’re so worried about it (even if you don’t have reason to be) and in your head you have been broken up with like a thousand... Read More
Click here for previous episodes of The teacher 4:14pm; Wed. Tari shut the door behind him. He was still in a daze. He was slightly disoriented as he tried to find the stairs. Racing down the stairs, he could feel his phone buzzing in his pocket. He... Read More
Fiston Mwanza Mujila, Penny Busetto and Rehana Rossouw have been announced as the three shortlisted authors for the 2015 Etisalat Prize for Literature. The Etisalat Prize for Literature is a pan-African Prize that is open solely to debut fiction... Read More
#Blogfest 2:0, Day 09 – #30Dayscountdownto2016Click here for previous episodes of The Great Deception It was by no means easy adjusting to a frugal life. Ahmad who had been used to living in comfort and affluence found the harsh living conditions... Read More
Click here for previous episodes Fola couldn’t hide his excitement. “Man! Isn’t this what you’ve been praying – “ He saw Frank’s frown and corrected himself. “ – what we’ve been praying for? I don’t understand. Why aren’t you... Read More
#Blogfest 2:0, Day 10 – #30DaysCountDownTo2016 The woman was bent over the still figure of the child as she tried to pry his mouth open so she could feed him some of the concoction in the earthenware pot she was holding. The boy turned his head... Read More
Click here for previous episodes of Attraction It was a rainy afternoon in June, it had rained from morning till evening and the streets were wet and muddy—they were almost flooded. I usually stayed a while in school anytime the streets got flooded... Read More
#Blogfest 2:0, Day 11 – #30dayscountdownto2016 Truth be told, affairs are probably as old as monogamy, arguably because the natural state of being for humans is polygamous. This is not a license to run rampage around the city, the reason we have... Read More
#Blogfest 2:0, Day 12 – #30dayscountdownto2016Sometimes when we’re hurting and struggling to feel good about ourselves, the way we talk about it, our blanket reason for why something did or didn’t happen, pretty much boils down to rejection.... Read More