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Dibia Okamma sat in his shrine communing with the gods, his eyes fixed on the cowrie shells. Few moments ago he was ejaculating to the gods, praising them for their awesomeness, all they had wrought through him. But his sudden quiet demeanor meant they were...
Just yesterday you lay by my side, Just yesterday you were mine. The feelings I could not hide, And yet we did not thrive. You took me to paradise, You opened my eyes to a wonderful world of butterflies. There I grew wings, There I touched the skies. You taught me how...
Mother thinks I do not remember her anymore. She thinks I left her behind on leaving home for this city. There are things one cannot be taught, he learns himself Just like no one taught the Good Samaritan how to be good. There are two ends in my body. One end is home...
Most brilliant writers have come to see that writing is more of an experience than a skill. One of the worst things you could do to yourself is to write all your stories in your room, stuck to your laptop. There's so much to see around the world especially in Summer....
We are pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2018 June Edition of cfriterz's Freedom Magazine/Anthology. After thorough review and selection by our panel of judges we present you the top 11 out of more than 60 entries received. In Fiction we have: "Carbon Copy"...
I am a pantsy writer, this means that I do not need to plot out my story in detail before I begin screenwriting. All I need to know is my characters' goals and story goals and somehow, I'll end up there. In all honesty this works well for me, but when it comes to...
We have been compiling emagazines for over a year now and most of our readers use their mobile phones or computers. This experience is both challenging and exciting. With the endless debate between paper lovers and digital, we know you might want to have paper copies....
The fact that stories can catch on quite quickly makes it difficult to appreciate those ones who may have almost discarded their manuscripts. I know a lot of writers can relate with this journey. GTB has given a platform (The Dusty Manuscript) that recognizes the...
Culled from COMMONWEALTH WRITERS Now in its seventh year, the Prize is for the best piece of unpublished short fiction in English. 24 outstanding stories from fourteen countries have been selected by an international judging panel from 5182 entries from 48...
It seems like a Christian book club, but is that just it? As the last year’s conference reached the climax of events, we were awed by a paradox of emotions: immense joy that our brainchild was, against all odds, turning out to be a huge success, and sadness as it was...
