Calling God’s Mobile Phone- Today, I boil my adhan in a kettle And the steams whisper supplications Effervescing through the ladder of pestle-straight Prayers into the ethereal coliseum. To elicit an answer, I wash myself in an ablution from every sinful act—crawling down into the crippled squat of an orison, rosary beads gliding on the…
Maybe I should, maybe you should, maybe we all should… While reading this book, I had so many epiphanies, but two of them rang out the most in my mind. One is that therapy, like technology, is becoming increasingly important in our lives. Just like everyone uses technology every day, we are now realizing the…
The pied piper of Bamfete comes out when the moon is a thick slice of white goodness in the sky. He clutches the flute and lets out the shrill tone that it is known for. No one has seen the player of the instrument, some say he is cloaked by darkness and anyone who sees…
Amidst the vicissitudes of life, we often find solace and inspiration in the harmonies of music and the melodies of words. Against this backdrop, we call for entries, inviting you to participate in our Flash Fiction Contest with the theme “Music and Words.” Craft a story that harmonizes the power of music and the magic…
“Boy, beyond the prison of loss” – For Josh The day breaks on my lips like sour prayers, sour agbalumo bleeding a thirsty tongue, and my hope wails in wonder. It reminds me how much thirst fills the Earth that it gulps many souls every day. Somewhere in this poem, A boy stands still…
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