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We were not born for mere comfort; we were born for consequence, so never shirk your life’s purpose for want of a highway there. … Continue Reading >The River There

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Writing Erotica in Setswana

20/10/202220/10/2022 Nwokolo Chuma

Is there a word for ‘Romance’ in your African language? I was in Gaborone, Botswana in September for the Gaborone … Continue ReadingWriting Erotica in Setswana

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How to Break the Heart of a Writer

01/10/202201/10/2022 Nwokolo Chuma

You’ll try to recall the Tale That Got Away, but a story in the mind is a short-time artiste. Take it from me. When she leaves, she totally ghosts you … Continue Reading >How to Break the Heart of a Writer

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The House on the Lip of the Hill: (the extreme instability of extreme inequality)

20/07/202220/07/2022 Nwokolo Chuma

Apologies for the long title for this short piece, but as a life-long road tripper, here’s a sight I see … Continue ReadingThe House on the Lip of the Hill: (the extreme instability of extreme inequality)

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Perfectionism

20/07/202121/07/2021 Nwokolo Chuma

One in five of my blogs were never published. … Continue Reading >Perfectionism

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Horny Wardens of Fact & Fiction

17/07/202117/07/2021 Nwokolo Chuma

One of the great things about writing short fiction is that it is easier to map the universe of a … Continue ReadingHorny Wardens of Fact & Fiction

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Heating up the P*lity

07/06/202107/06/2021 Nwokolo Chuma

In our public spaces, our media must take responsibility for pushing the middle ground of national consensus into the false territory of extremism. … Continue Reading >Heating up the P*lity

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Be Still (Sometimes)

05/06/202105/06/2021 Nwokolo Chuma

In your next crisis, ask yourself what the African Lungfish would have done. … Continue Reading >Be Still (Sometimes)

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The Dambazau in All of Us

12/05/202112/05/2021 Nwokolo Chuma

Some time ago, we blew a collective fuse as a video of an SSS officer wiping the shoes of Interior Minister Abdulrahman … Continue ReadingThe Dambazau in All of Us

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Ini Umoren & the Wonderful, Terrible, Road

08/05/202108/05/2021 Nwokolo Chuma

Yesterday, I read a random Tweet from my writer friend, Ukamaka Olisakwe, author of Ogadimma. She narrated a racist incident … Continue ReadingIni Umoren & the Wonderful, Terrible, Road

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Category: blogs

The River There

Writing Erotica in Setswana

How to Break the Heart of a Writer

The House on the Lip of the Hill: (the extreme instability of extreme inequality)

Perfectionism

Horny Wardens of Fact & Fiction

Heating up the P*lity

Be Still (Sometimes)

The Dambazau in All of Us

Ini Umoren & the Wonderful, Terrible, Road