POEM: Theory of Lotus & Saudade By Frank Eze
You call me Saudade
the one who lives
next door to melancholy
Book Review: Power and the Gods: A Review of Yusuf Zay’s Orisabumi: The Gods Gave Me By Chimezie Chika
The story begins with a ferocious battle between the witch, Abike and a domineering pantheon of gods hellbent on controlling the earth. They had closed down the Third Mainland Bridge in preparation for an old dangerous rite to summon and honor the old gods. Only witches and other powerful personalities are aware of this.
SHORT STORY: IN HEARTS WE DWELL BY CHIDERA IKE-AKAENYI
Ọla cringed and sank deeper into the dark well she had created for moments like this. Her ears throbbed and her eyes hurt as Nkiru continued screaming, her words bouncing around, off the walls and out of the room; through the half-open doorway and reverberate in the empty staircase.