I noticed that my shoes had been scrubbed cleaned after lunch at the Yokohama train station. I stared at them for no reason other than […]
“Things Fall Apart” – Chinua Achebe’s Legacy on African Literature
Twitter: @eAlanki Luckily for me, no one ever called me Unoka — Okonkwo’s notorious slothful father in Achebe’s Things Fall Apart. In his lifetime, Unoka […]
A Goodbye Riddle (Short Story)
You tell your wife happy birthday in all cheerfulness, as you head out to the balcony. The dinner you’ve cooked for her is waiting. “Terrific […]
A Note of Interest (short story)
Cameron is an annoying character at work, who prides himself for being a Londoner as if it is a first class degree earned from […]
The Cake Men – A Poem by Ernest Alanki
I was told from very early on that when man was made every one of us was placed in an oven to bake. The black […]
Half-full or Half-empty? THE PESSIMIST – a Poem by Ernest Alanki
I had a Pessimist friend on Pessimist Road, Pessimist Road in Pessimist Town, who had a friend, Worry, Worry who worried next door. Together […]