Marit is a charming, delicate writer, Her skilful writing feels like running your hands through pure cotton. I read her work as I would treat an egg. This exquisiteness is what drew me first to her. She tells me this short piece on life and living is not inspired by a moment or memory. But…
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BORDER BY BUS by AYODEJI ROTINWA
Deji writes with a swiftness I love. His story telling is what it is, telling it without impediments, and this piece on the outrageous excesses of Law enforcement agents evokes both sobriety and hilarity at the state of things in our dear continent.
THE ART OF LETTER WRITING; A REVIVAL. By Karanja Nzisa
When Karanja writes, it is colour and sound. It is visual, it makes you want to eat, or read or do whatever he’s talking about. You’ll see what I mean when you read this beautiful piece that’s subtle yet very palpable. Did I mention he’s my favourite Kenyan? Ok one of my favourite Kenyan’s 🙂
THIS IS (not) A RANT by Adaeze Ezenwa.
Adaeze wrote this piece in the middle of Nigeria’s recent and completely horrifying fuel scarcity. I read it and felt this terrible sadness hovering above me from no where. And this is the thing that hooks me to her writing. The emotion she conveys so effortlessly, how she serves it, how it makes you hold…
ALL THE RIGHT THINGS by Ikeoluwa Adegboye.
When I was guessing what kind of writing my friends would send in for the guest blogging series, I automatically assumed Ike would do a lifestyle sort of article because well, she’s fantastic at it. Check her blog, you’ll see what I mean. So when she sent me a short story I was like wawu!!!…
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