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To Puzzle The Birds Into Silence
They sat under the mango tree, Mbana’s head in between Kaula’s fleshy knees. Kaula’s fingers delicately crafted Mbana’s full, jet…
Hilarious Hypocrite
I am a hypocrite
That lives in a hippo creek
Attractive like a hip so thick
My story is heap in hill to heel
Ready to hit in…
The Man Who Stared Back
So I stared down turbid waters
And saw a young man staring at me
I reached out and
He pulled me out to safety
…
Alieu Badara And The Furral Fiesta 2
It was the drums that started first, as the plastic chairs were being arranged in a large circle. Excited children danced in the…
Alieu Badara and the Furral Fiesta 1
Njemeh Sanneh, the chief organizer of neighborhood events had just sent out little pieces of paper with the badly printed…
The Lone Blue Slipper
Under grey skies and a gentle drizzle, a tired township hassled through life. Clothed in colors once vibrant and alive, now…
The Children Who Mourn
And even the night as well — does not with its deafness —
In the blink we watch it undress,
And sleep escapes us,
Hear,…
In The Dead of Night
08/18
Insomnia…
A new friend.
One of those things that happen to other people
I lie staring up into the dark
I…
‘Fore the Monsoon is Near
Sitting by the window
I watch the rain fall
In my left hand a hard boiled egg,
the right a cup of coffee
I…
# Gambians Online Episode 1: The Imam and the Accusation [FICTION]
What's Up Gambia posted an update:
Imam impregnates young girl - mosque erupts in scandal!
* Bakary Dampha: astagfirullah!…
