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THE CHAMPION

A Poem by Akinlolu

There comes a time when even the most arrogant learn the meaning of limitation and the need for humility.

STORMBRINGER

A Story by Akinlolu

One: THE PACT The Atlantic stretched before him like liquid obsidian, its surface fractured by moonlight. It was 4:37 a.m. That liminal hour when La..

HER MESSAGE CAME WITH LIGHTNING

A Poem by Akinlolu

You ask why he flinches at your touch? Why beauty like yours stirs nothing in his eyes? The answer lies in Nubia's burning sands Where a woman with..

REMEMBER

A Story by Akinlolu

THE UNTOUCHABLE When Abbas Michael's convoy roared into the sleepy town of Gungun, the earth itself seemed to groan in awe "or perhaps in protest. At..

INSTAGRAMIC

A Poem by Akinlolu

I stepped off the cliff-suddenly, Instagramic. The Kingmakers convened in haste, Their verdict: wholly algorithmic. I'm the real deal now. I've bec..

HOPE MEMORIAL

A Story by Akinlolu

This is a parable, I think. We all need a little dose of hope. Especially in our darkest moments.

BEWARE WHAT YOU WISH FOR: A TALE OF GOOD AND EVIL

A Story by Akinlolu

If wishes were horses, men would ride. And if they were aeroplanes, men would fly. But what if they were dangerous creative powers capable of destroyi..

FIRE TOWN

A Story by Akinlolu

I set myself on fire and the whole world comes to watch me burn. That is possible only in my imagination. Right?

THE END OF AN ERA

A Poem by Akinlolu

Do you think the world is getting better or worse!? Sober reflection will produce an answer. But our answers are subjective. A product of personal opi..

I STILL CARE

A Poem by Akinlolu

My first poem of the year. Some broken off connections and lost relationships come to mind. Sometimes it's hard to let go that which we held dear for ..