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        (cover photograph direction: David Obi) my father was a man constantly building fish tanks. he failed often. leaving behind wet floors and shards of glass. once, he bought a carnivorous fish…
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                (cover photograph direction: David Obi) Homecoming Ọlọ́run má jé ka sí ní ilé l’ọ́jọ́ t’ébi n pa ilé – Yoruba prayer I find that the old house, once hunched over the loud road has…
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                  (cover photograph direction: David Obi) The Black Ink I rose sluggishly one day No desire for school. On an empty stomach, I left home. My tattered bag Dangling from my back. I rushed to…
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