Month: March 2019

AQ’s Rose: Alternative to the Zeitgeist

The adjective ‘prolific’ best describes Gilbert Bani better known as A-Q, a Nigerian rapper last…

Aramide’s Suitcase, a tributary of Influences

There is something impressionistic about the jacket of Suitcase, Aramide’s debut album. From the leathery…

Beautiful Nubia’s Sound Bender: All Things Bright and Beautiful

Soundbender is the apt title for Beautiful Nubia and his 14-man Root Renaissance Band’s eleventh…

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A City Girl’s Post-Breakup Recovery Manual – by Vuyokazi Ngemntu

She’ll wrap her arms around you when her inquiry into your well-being causes your spine to collapse. Sensing your discomfort, she will sit beside you quietly, covered in your musty duvet. A movie will watch the two of you until Uber Eats arrives. You will take a few pizza bites for her sake and find that it struggles to push past the permanent lump in your throat. Too numb to protest, you’ll get into the bath she runs you and sit there sobbing while she changes your linen.