“I came into writing fiction more from other people’s belief that I could do it more than from my own belief that I was actually a writer…”—Literatea, 01: The Facts Are Cold When The Tea Is Hot, a conversation with Zukiswa Wanner.
“It is the destiny of all stories—no matter how grand or small—to find other stories, and, eventually, to find a stage and audience.”—Stories Find Stories, an editorial by Rémy Ngamije.
A man, a box, some poetry—a journey, a migration. Sharia Baudelaire, a short story by Alexandra Parrs.
“How the body works: what goes in, must come out.”—Realisations, a personal essay by Emily Schlink.
“…the stranger stood and faced her on the opposite side of the closed doors, his mouth silently forming the words: ‘We know where you live.'” — Woman On A Train by Don Stevenson.
Words of warning to the slaves of alcohol—a Khoekhoegowab poem by Verushcka Garises.
Time passes but the grief remains. A Mourning Song, a remembrance by Zanta Nkumane.
Shawn Van Eeden’s photo-essay captures a beached behemoth, a rusting pelagic traveler in need of repairs.
“It’s a drag to make words rhyme sometimes. Sometimes your soul has words conceived in pure sin aching to make it to the heaven that is your paper and pencil…”—Drag, a poem by Esperance Luvindao.