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When exactly does an eagle realize its wings are the most powerful? It’s hard to tell because no one sees the number of times they have to fly, fall, and try again. We only see them soar and [...]

When Nana Kwame died, I avoided his mother like the plague. In the weeks leading up to the funeral, I mourned him from the safety of my home – some one hundred steps away from the brown gate that [...]

Alex, ‘I saw a grasshopper today’. It’s funny how something so insignificant can trigger the fondest memories. I remember the first time we caught that tricky insect right outside the kitchen. Do [...]

I was always eager and the first in line for our karate exercises. We would start our lessons by standing in a straight line. Pinnie would firmly push us on our chests testing our strength. If [...]

There was once a kingdom by the Zambezi River. It was a beautiful kingdom with rivers and mountains. The kingdom had very precious minerals such as gold, emeralds and copper. The people used to [...]

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. – [...]

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 [...]

It’s past midnight. I look around before crawling out of the hole I share with the burly dimwit beside me. “Let’s move,” I say to him. He rolls over the shredded paper and some raw rice scattered [...]