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An ‘I told you so’ for Your Birthday
An ‘I told you so’ for Your Birthday
The story of a broke man who defies all odds to surprise the last girl who served him breakfast — from Joshua Pregbaha
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May 7
The Other Cheek
The Other Cheek
A new personal essay from Zimbabwean Valerie Tendai Chatindo
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May 7
This House Turned Into a Home
This House Turned Into a Home
An essay about personal reflection, closing chapters and growth — from Motswana LJ Mangwa
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May 7
Magic Words
Magic Words
A story about the untold brutality of boarding schools — from David Ben Eke
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May 7
And The World Shifted
And The World Shifted
An essay about the explosion that happened in Ibadan on the 16th of January, 2024 — from Azeeza Adeowu
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May 7
Afternoons in Som
Afternoons in Som
A story is about systemic failure, the consequences of it to young adult boys. Their struggles as they attempt to make it while avoiding…
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May 7
Testimony Time
Testimony Time
A creative non-fiction about the similarities between testimonies and stories — from Faith Amarachi Ekekwe
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May 7
I Will Write About This Sunset Someday
I Will Write About This Sunset Someday
A collection of poems on love, identity, resilience and hope — from Taiwo Akinyemi
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May 7
Three Decades with a Hill
Three Decades with a Hill
The story of a girl and the sorrow that rocks her family in the first thirty years of her life — from Ifeanyi Kalu
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May 6
I Wish I Had Listened to My Father
I Wish I Had Listened to My Father
An essay on how ignoring my father’s warning led to disaster — from Chukwuemeka Victoria Chiamaka
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Apr 23
Tear Soaked Pages
Tear Soaked Pages
A fictional letter written by a girl making peace with the ending of a relationship — from Kenyan Salama Wainaina
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Apr 23
The Orchestra
The Orchestra
Two poems about living and leaving a sensational legacy — from Tanzanian Andrea Myinga
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Apr 23
The Child’s Faith is as Its Thirst
The Child’s Faith is as Its Thirst
A narrative nonfiction piece about the author’s first encounter with the talibés children of Senegal — from John Edward Ellis
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Apr 23
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