This is a collection of dancing words from a courageous heart experienced in striving both in and out of love. For this heart, the earth is love and everything speaks of it. Everything reeks of love in all its forms; self, kindness, kin-ness, unrequited, intimate, and random. If you have Continue Reading
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A Template for Detoxification and other Poems: by Nanya Kooper
A Template for Detoxification Wake up. Or don’t. If dreaming is what you need, please see to it that it is done. If reality is where you want to be, see to it that you are awake. Let your feet touch the cold floor. A second sign you are alive. Continue Reading
Introduction to Identity During The Pandemic
Identity During the Pandemic is an upcoming anthology of African stories that introduces new works by new writers you might have enjoyed previously. In it are some of the most versatile and fascinating Ghanaian and Nigerian writers working hard at their little corners to improve their craft. With an intimate Continue Reading
Smoky: By Oghenenyerhovwo Sagbodje
Bread and butter. That was what James ate the day he killed another human being for the first time. The only time actually, since that was also the last time. Like all murders, this one also had a reason for happening; a book. That evening he stopped by his grandmother’s Continue Reading
When Communities Get Together – Solving A Water Crisis: Kavita Ndolo
Much of Africa has already warmed by more than 1 °C, being the most reason for the very hot days. The subject of Climate Change is a priority today and we are at a defining moment. From shifting weather patterns that threaten progressive agriculture to rising sea levels that increase Continue Reading
A Passport to People doing nothing but living: with Pascal Mrema
Photography lets you find yourself and is a passport to people, places and possibilities. Random Photo Journal is fascinated by everyday culture, from how people look to their personalities, individual character traits and, in this interview, we spoke to Pascal Mrema, a street photographer based in Mombasa, Kenya about his Continue Reading
IDENTITY DURING THE PANDEMIC PRINT ANTHOLOGY – CALL FOR CONTRIBUTORS
THIS CALL IS CLOSED FOR SUBMISSIONS. We’re what Time makes us. Our decisions are reactions to the perpetual progression of events. Our milieu is our mold, and milieus are a construction of Time and inter-generational reactions. We like to think that we’re taking actions (which are really just reactions to Continue Reading
Nigeria’s #ENDSARS Protests in Pictures: By Ugochukwu Emebiriodo
Just seven days after the celebration of Independence Nigerian creatives take to the street to protest the end of police brutality. The youth, celebrities, and activists have organized mass protests all over the country to peacefully demand an end to police brutality. It is indeed more than coincidence that Fela Continue Reading
Love In A Time Of War – By Albrin Junior
Okafor started out at the break of dawn, he could wait no longer. The love of his life leaves later today and every moment with her counted. Today wasn’t going to be momentary like other days when he defiled Nna and Nne, sneak out under the moonlight to go be Continue Reading
The Haunting – By Shaheeda Asma’u
Many à nights I haveCut myself open —–I have taken this heart in handCleansed it pure withThe tears of old loversThe ghosts of my dreamsWho have danced on my fleshBruises I cannot hide anymoreMake a mockery of my joy Though nights of mourningHave come and goneThe sunrise always giftsIts promise Continue Reading