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Cosmic love
Cosmic love
Anna and I chatted until daybreak without even noticing. Her subtle responses to tricky questions and the tricky ones she asks herself sometimes...
Love at nightfall
By Talib Gibran
The nightfall was like no other with storm clouds rolling in, heralded by dazzling claps of thunder. It was wet, it was...
Now or never
By Talib Gibran
When I first met Anna on the beach; when I heard her chilling soft steps creeping on me; when I felt her...
Bittersweet
Guest author, Mariam Jaani
After three months, I thought I was over her. I thought she has no effect on me anymore. I thought my...
Tired of love
Guest author, Mariam Jaani
He was still silent. There were so many questions in his eyes and I have all the answers. I want to...
The Bucket List
By Musa Bah
In the village of Nekkoonna, the sun had just set and darkness was slowly beginning to fall. The village was gradually being...
Sagganee Janga Baahut
By Musa Bah
Chrrp, chrrp chrip! Went the sound of the night creatures. You know what the Wolofs call Xaaji Guddi, when everything is quiet...
The waiting generation
By Amran Gaye
It is not always so trivial, the conversation. Sometimes you have serious talks, the kind you enjoy, about families and life, about...
The waiting generation
By Amran Gaye
Walking through Banjul, you'd be excused for thinking attaya was the national drink. On every street, every few meters you walk, there...
The Jinay sequence: Isata’s story
By Amran Gaye
There is something about him that gives birth in other people the need to confess, to unburden their histories onto him, to...
The Jinay sequence: Isata’s story Part 1
By Amran Gaye
The night he picks up the woman, the Taxi Driver is on his way back from dropping off a fare in Lamin....
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