Èéfín ni ìwà; kò ṣeé fi pamọ́. Character is like smoke; it can’t be covered up. *** “What just happened to me?” Odion asked as he ran his hand through his hair and stood up. This was too much to handle. “What did I just see?” “Me,” Sango answered. His grey eyes were glittering […]
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The Fall of the Gods | Chapter 4: Anọ | by Anthony Azekwoh | #TFOG
Ura ga-eju onye nwuru anwu afo. A dead person shall have all the sleep necessary. *** How do gods die?” Odion asked, a puzzled expression on his face. He was till sitting on the cold hard ground, facing Sango. “Can gods even die?” Sango coughed, and blood came out. Sango didn’t need to say it. […]
The Fall of the Gods | Chapter 3: Ẹta | by Anthony Azekwoh | #TFOG
Lẹ́hìn òkùnkùn biribiri, ìmọ́lẹ̀ á tàn. After a pitch-dark night, most assuredly comes the dawn. *** It all happens in one moment, just one. When we’re called to action, called to be heroes, called to be more. We all get the call, so the question isn’t whether or not it’ll come. The question is, when […]
When Writers Talk Music: Vol. 2 | Petina Gappah on Bob Marley, Ainehi Edoro on Tony Allen
Two weeks ago, we launched a new series, “When Writers Talk Music,” for readers like us who recognize when the books are getting way too much and crave for something else from their favourite writers. The series’ first volume featured clever words from Teju Cole on Fela and WizKid and a cool take on Soukous […]
The Fall of the Gods | Chapter 2: Abụọ | by Anthony Azekwoh | #TFOG
A kpopu uzo, a kpopu onu The dawning of a new day marks the beginning of a routine struggling for the means of human and other being’s existence *** His head was swimming, so he gladly welcomed the mind numbing feeling of whatever he was smoking. Odion didn’t know what it was. He didn’t care […]
The Fall of the Gods | Chapter 1: ọ̀kan | Anthony Azekwoh | #TFOG
Ẹni tó ńbẹ̀rù àti ṣubú, àti dìde á nira fún un. Whoever is scared of falling, would find it difficult to rise. They never passed up an opportunity to celebrate. These were the gods. They had just won their first victory. Should they not be jolly and revel in their might? Sango sat down […]
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