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Features, Stories and Poems 2017/01/05

May 12 | by TS Hidalgo | African Poetry

“During World War II, Irena slept with a Saturday, and donated the rain to our children.” A lady, turned 98, died today. Her name was Irena Sendler. She left the lights (and TV) on. During World War II, Irena slept with a Saturday, and donated the rain to our children: she got a job […]

Forgive Us, Madam, We Killed Your Son | Henry C. Onyema | An African Story

You are a mother of five boys, ages 18 to 32. Your family is not rich but by no standard can you be classified as poor. All your sons are educated. The first two have degrees while the third has some technical training. The others are secondary school graduates. Your first son is seriously preparing […]

The Icebreaker | by Yovanka Paquete Perdigao | An African Poem

I. You are one of those introverts that fidgets way too much and, drinks too much wine to conceal how shy you really are. It’s not easy for you to connect with people, usually it takes a second meeting to come out of your shell and a third to really be comfortable around someone. But […]