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The sound of a flipping page amidst malevolence, In a land of imprecision, My breath blows out beneficence And I find meaning on each line ever written. The sound of my feet trudging on a dirty [...]

Welcome to another interesting edition of the Writers Space Africa Magazine. This month, I chatted with Adétutù Adedoyin, winner of the 2021 African Writers Award in Creative Nonfiction. – [...]

SHE clutched the black leather-bound book tightly to her chest and with her right arm raised upwards, let out a flow of words that may have sounded unintelligible to others if the setting was [...]

The sound of breaking glass, Yemi’s shrill voice wailing in the background, Ejiro’s mocking laughter resounding in her ears… Oma opened her eyes with a start. She blinked and straightened up on [...]

The Kenya chapter of Writers Space Africa (WSA) has opened its first physical office space in the country’s capital. Located in Langata’s Moi estate along Kanga Road, Nairobi, the [...]

The kokoriko of the hen resonated from behind the window The chuckles of the chicks penetrated right inside my ears My mind processing the information in slumber It is time to wake up and face [...]

Each time I get here, the mantra breaks into a festival of laughter. Mother said our glulam house is like us; a construction of woods & glues, but we are bodies and bricks raising a home [...]

Here do I find comfort. Windows beautifully draped in ice Coldness of a mother’s love waiting Doors left half open to let the fears in. Windows shut to keep the strangers out, Perfection at its [...]

It could be in the burning fire of hell Or high as the seventh heaven It could be on waves of the ocean bed Or within buried caves Whether scorching or freezing In her arms I find home It could [...]

When the guests arrive home Home, Lavender haven rebutted with unfamiliar smiles Welcoming arms, an embrace of a hard turned soft comfort A dozen laughing hazel eyes, steering through dewy [...]