Fiction and Poetry

Ìfàlétí Olómi Laàpẹrẹ
Three Poems | By Folorunsho Ahmed Adekunle

Ìfàlétí Olómi Laàpẹrẹ   It is so sad, my friend. The Agent of love birds,…

I slice my soles standing for a seaside photograph
Three Poems | By Jelimo

I slice my soles standing for a seaside photograph i. muted siren lenses must widen…

For Mama’s Boys
“For Mama’s Boy” and Other Poems | By Ayiyi Joel

For Mama’s Boys There are no guidelines./Mama’s Boys write their own survival. We were boys/…

Mercury in Retrograde
Mercury in Retrograde | Poem by Obongofon Etuk

Mercury is in retrograde again, and somewhere beyond the clouds, the stars have learnt my…

Roll Call at the Crumbling Girl’s High School
“Roll Call at the Crumbling Girl’s High School” and Other Poems | By Tushar Sen

Roll Call at the Crumbling Girl’s High School Roll No. 1 is expected to outmature…

The Sufferer
The Sufferer | Poem By Obongofon Etuk

I.  The Loner I should laugh the loudest in rooms, I should make laughter à…

How Bodies Are Used as Storage Units in Sudan
“How Bodies Are Used as Storage Units in Sudan” and Other Poems | By Abigail George

How Bodies Are Used as Storage Units in Sudan (a series of twelve haiku) Sugar…

Light Streams In
Light Streams In | Short Story by Phodiso Modirwa

The house you live in has no full-length mirror, and this is by design. You…

Confession
Confession and Other Poems | By Rasheed Ayinla Shehu

Confession There is an opening beneath my skin with a layer of doors, closed and…

A Hunger That Has Forgotten How To Eat
“A Hunger That Has Forgotten How To Eat” | Short Story By Bello Taiwo Victoria

Naturalism says the answers to the universe are contained in the world itself, that there’s…