African Literature and Lifestyle in One Pot
Did you hear the one about the couch potato? Me neither. I was too lazy to listen.
Read Don’t Cry #2 here A Lara chewed her fingernails. She couldn’t remember the last time she had done this, so it came as a shock when she raised her hand and saw the damage she had done. One of her fingernails had been…
Read Don’t Cry #1 here A Lara was slowly losing her wits. She had knocked on 3 doors and no one had answered. She had tried to peek into windows but came up with no signs of life. No one was home, and the chances…
Read Sandhurst #4 here #5 – Of Self and Strain When will you learn, that death is your friend? – Unknown She was looking at herself. The same leather clothing. The same sandals. Same blue eyes. Same dagger. The only difference was the malicious grin…
Read Sandhurst #3 here #4 – Flames of Water No journey starts, until the traveller is ready. – Elder Dangeroba Stillness. The tides of the water rolled over her as she lay motionless by the shore. In a distant part of her mind, she felt…
Read, Sandhurst #2 here #3 – Shallows of Morrow Never think that when the moon fades away… it is dead. – Old apocryphal proverb The labyrinth seemed to be alive, leading her into places that it wanted her to go through, and letting her find…
Read Sandhurst #1 here #2 – In the Depth The gods would no sooner make you lame Just so they have what is yours and lay claim. – Mama Idiegwu “Wow. Who knew the labyrinth would be so big!?” the bird exclaimed, perched on her…
Read Break #3 here Gunshots are much louder than they sound on television. So much more. And somehow, they seem less painful. Or is that just the shock of getting shot working on me? I look down, my ears ringing so much I’m surprised…
Read Break #2 here I move aimlessly, going through corners and walking long routes. All this time, my mind doesn’t seem to function. So many thoughts running through it I don’t even know where to begin. I don’t think I can even begin. What am…
#1 – On the Surface How do you tell the dead they are no longer alive? How do you plead with the beast that the mother denied? – From the tales of noon It was hot. But not scalding hot. Just hot enough to bring…
Read Break #1 here I won’t lie, the food was really good. And it’s helped me calm down too. The situation is still dire, but at least I have a better handle on my thinking. I sit down and think. There has to be…
