In beautiful memory of John pepper CLARK, you can read further about books published in his name. Books By JOHN pepper CLARK; A Reed in the Tide (Longmans, 1965), Which showcases poems that focus on the Clark’s indigenous African background and his travel experience in America and other places. Casualties Poems 1966–68 (USA: Africana …
In a Casual Restaurant. Sparse customers on the wooden seats having their pick for the afternoon. Rita and Adian sit comfortably with plates of chicken and chips each. Dark beauties in their early 20’s. Adian the pettie figure whereas Rita is chubby and taller. They are wearing their salon T-Shirts, Hair_By_Zil on sleek denim trousers. …
All Eyes on Me. Seyi, ‘black beauty’ as she fondly calls herself, sits on her bed with long gazes at her window. She sighs again and turns the other way on her bed, as trying to force herself to sleep is proving abortive. Dejected, she puts her legs to the floor and finds her …
Let’s meet the characters in this fiction story, The Dreadlock Lady. This story premiered on making Monday Mild. You can begin reading the story here THE DREADLOCK LADY Now the characters. NENGIYE KALIO First, Let’s deal with the major conflict which is the stereotyping of the main character. A stereotype is a fixed general image or set of characteristics that …
In my office the following day being a Monday, I try to act lively and forget the woeful weekend’s happenings. The Heads of departments meetings are ongoing and it would take like centuries before they head back to their respective departments. While I sink into my chair, I occupy myself with swiping through …
The walls of the classroom glitters against my eyes as I step in. Paintings of the sky and rainbows hang just beside the whiteboard. Everything is well placed, mixing colours against each other. The grade 4 pupils are playing round till they sight me and scramble for their seats. I observe some of my notable …
Let’s meet the Characters in the fiction story, Wives of the South. Read excerpts of the wives of the south on our blog here, Wives of the South – Episode 1 Wives of the South – Episode 2 Wives Of The South – Episode 3 We would be showing you into the lives …
Otonye, a coco brown lady, young and gorgeous, sits idly at the elegant dining table, starring at the busy street through her thick glass slide door of their magnificent duplex. She is preoccupied with the thoughts of the previous weeks. While the sound of a dozen cars zooming off, tearing down the road only to …
The law proceedings are ongoing in the Appeal Court room. While sitting slightly above the court clerk, the female judge’s eyes shuttle between the legal files of the Case and the quiet and expectant audience awaiting hearing. Ese leans in on the witness box in a sleek black skirt and sparkling white shirt. A tall, …
