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In the vast expanse of time and space, We wander aimlessly seeking so(u)lace. Purpose eludes us, a mystery unseen, Lost in the chaos, where do we lean? Like ships adrift on a boundless sea, We [...]

Flipping through the delicate pages of my tender years I wonder where I truly belong in those enchanting days, For me, like a kid from a distant memory Through war-torn lands, my child-like [...]

It was a dark stormy night when something fell into my deep waters. Swiftly I swam with all my might to reach this tiny unknown bundle. I was surprised to find a wooden boat slowly sailing above [...]

For us, children of the camp, joy abounds. Drums echo through the twilight, wild and free, spinning our souls in a frenzy, smirks unbound, surrendering us to jubilation, a dance of glee. But now, [...]

Amidst the flames engulfing the city of Gaza, a stray mother dog seeks sanctuary Her soul a battlefield, ravaged and bare the lives of her pups at stake in a dire fate Hunger gnaws at their [...]

In love’s sweet haze, my vision is impaired, I see through lenses tinted with desire. I’m lost in a world that’s falsely fair, A tangled web spun by love’s gentle fire. Beneath the moon’s shadow, [...]

In this interview, Lise Nova Berwadushime (Rwanda) engaged in a conversation with Marial Matueny Awendit from South Sudan. He is the winner of the $500 prize for the 2023 African Writers Award [...]

Alor Biong moved stealthily along the shores of the river Kiir, ducking low from time to time. It was his turn to watch for danger that might surprise the crew. It had been weeks since his [...]

(Here is a dark-skinned robot called Bol, Herding cows by the banks of the Nile.)  Maker: They are scaring away the cows, Deng. They made them dark-skinned So they can resemble us, But how they [...]

We gathered behind the herd of calves, Separated from their mothers. The green grass licked with dewy leaves Our skins. Thick stripes of dew dripped down My legs, I mused several mornings [...]