by Linda Nabasa a.k.a. Nada Download pdf epub html (via Google docs)Watch the spectacular performance of Linda Nabasa, who goes by the stage name Nada. Then get to know a little bit more about this amazing woman in …
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Reminiscence
by Hassan HigenyiOn one of his habitual evening walks in Bugolobi, Kampala, thirty-one-year-old Moyo looked behind and saw a ‘babe’ about a hundred meters back, coming along the same side of a lonesome road. Like a bonobo, his heart suddenly beat faster with a rush of sexual urge. Download pdf epub html via Google docs He had mixed feelings about …
The Beggar Who Laughed
by Sanya NoelHe had an interesting head, this man. Overly sized and contoured to the extremities of a higher power’s artwork. But it was not just the shape or the natural sideways inclination of his head that struck you at first sight. His nose was a miracle. Narrow, pointed and rising from the blackness that …
Partaking
by Sophie Alal“You pulled too hard last time,” Anek says.“No I didn’t,” Namuli protests, unwrapping a bright knobbly fruit from a white face towel. They are naked and the little wild aubergine sits on Namuli’s terrycloth sponge like a speckled jewel. Jade with black lines, ripening to yellow. Download pdf epub html (via Google docs)There is a preciousness about …
Afro Kinky
By Tendai MachingaizeWhen Olly first saw her, he felt like he had drifted into a dream, the kind of euphoric phantasm that had him smiling like a moron, and from which he never wanted to wake up. He had staggered into class five minutes earlier. “Is he lost?” A tall black guy chortled.Download pdf epub html via Google docsOlly’s reputation preceded …
Changes (For Warsan Shire)
By Famous IsaacsDownload pdf epub html via Google docsMy brother lives in America.27 years and he hasn’t been home.Before the travel he sold my father’s house and land and carAnd turned deaf ears when the street took our rights.My mother held a prayer meeting and I didn’t say amen.Last night we met on Facebook.He said he doesn’t miss …
Into The Reaches Of Regret
By Emmeline BisiikwaDownload pdf epub html via Google docsYou’re not African enough.We just don’t see the soul of your work.They took a knife and carved out my hope,Tossing it into the deepest reaches of regret.Maybe when you’re a little more talented you can try again.I want them to know who I am.To see my dreams in the reflection of …
Them Little Demons
By Sanya NoelDownload pdf epub html via Google docsOn those nights in my fourth year in collegeI would wake up screaming-fighting them little demonsand knocking them all outone right after the other.They were a persistent lotthose damned little demonsthey would come in droves,attacking in swathes.Sometimes they would overpower meand I would sweat and screamas I fought for my dear …
Violent Love
by Harriet AnenaDownload pdf epub html via Google docsWe love violently Cry and kiss at the same time As our chests heave with want and hesitation We feel extravagantly Run to heaven and hell at the same time As our reconciliation bleeds with desperation and collectedness And we are on heat Like a cow battling a dose of artificial stimulator Then we stop, breathe and conquer these …
Aquagasm
By Beverley Nambozo NsengiyunvaDownload pdf epub html via Google docsShe dip dips in the Ocean with her toes,Smack smacks the waves with her breasts, Lick licks the sand with her fingers, Point points at the sky with her nose. -her first love affair with the Indian Ocean.She feel feels the ripples in her thighs, Squirm squirms as water enters her eyes, Wish wishes the …