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Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 3
Father // Son
“It’s easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” Frederick Douglas / He’d drive a ten-penny straight / into the two-by-four / with one…
Flash , Volume 9, Issue 3
We are given each...
We are given each a piece of white construction paper and a box of crayons to share.
Flash , Volume 9, Issue 3
Stumbling in after a late night...
Stumbling in after a late night, I discover an old woman in my bed.
Fiction , Volume 9, Issue 3
Barbers & Booze
Someone from the British consulate popped by, an earnest youngster in wire-rimmed glasses and a snug suit.
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 3
I get a Deeper lifestyle here
On a sun-fried morning in Lagos Island, / where danfos cough carbon dioxide into the blue sky / and the air smells of pepper soup and hot rice, / the…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 2
Flowers at my feet
They are perfect proof — / nothing in nature makes sense / except in the light / of evolution. / — Dandelions breaking through concrete. / — Violets…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 2
African Speculative Realism
In the silence – a gourd / In the gourd – a mask / In the mask – a prophecy for the unborn / In the prophecy – a storm of retributions / In the storm – a…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 2
Anyway
She rarely picked the horses / nor put the crosses on the coupon. / Tea leaves were her forte, up to a point. / The point was either / The Day She Got It…
Poetry , Volume 9, Issue 2
The Conspiracy Theorist’s Mantra
Never shake a hidden hand / if it stinks, bury it / if you don’t want to hear / something, don’t listen / if you don’t want to hear something, nor does…