The Big Canoe.
Desmond Udeh Desmond Udeh

The Big Canoe.

The river does not only flow down to the thick mist hanging afar. It also encircles this tiny island that holds our village...

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An Extinct Language.
Enit'ayanfe Akinsanya Enit'ayanfe Akinsanya

An Extinct Language.

Your eyelids flip open at the throbbing of drums. In your nostrils, the moistness of freshly cut wood.

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Angel Without Wings
Ubah Precious Ubah Precious

Angel Without Wings

Manuel sneaks out of the hostel and hurries down to the canal close to the E-library building, behind...

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Satellite.
Molayo Ogidan Molayo Ogidan

Satellite.

Jimoh found the house sale advertisement on the WhatsApp status of a house agent. The picture slides...

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Reaching for Burning Stars.
Praise Abraham Praise Abraham

Reaching for Burning Stars.

I pledge to always request and receive from Rubix only what is for the good of all and not for any selfish purpose!”

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To Have But Not to Hold.
QueenEsther Eduzor QueenEsther Eduzor

To Have But Not to Hold.

Deadlines are what they are for a reason and it should definitely not be writing and calculating at 20 beats per second...

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Dark and Deep as Sheol.
Zwelakhe Mkhatshwa Zwelakhe Mkhatshwa

Dark and Deep as Sheol.

A deafening clang of metal on metal echoed through the octagonal chamber, its walls shimmering faintly...

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When we were Fresh Blossom.
Oluwaseyi Adedayo Oluwaseyi Adedayo

When we were Fresh Blossom.

For two hours, I hurtled my car through all that vastness of the interstate, bordered by bushes that seemed...

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