The cover art for Once Upon Our Childhood was designed by Carmen Sutherland of Spark Creative. This was an amazing design process dating back to 2014 - I secretly believe I’ve tried the hell out of Carmen’s patience over the years but she has been quite gracious every single time I have reached out to… Continue reading OUOC – The Cover Art
Month: June 2020
WRITING OUOC…
In the Acknowledgements section of Once Upon Our Childhood, I mention that my first draft was written when I was fourteen, but I don't expatiate on why. I had fallen in love with many of the books I read in the past decade, African Lit included, but something salient was missing that I only realize… Continue reading WRITING OUOC…
Naked
Somebody made a statue of me Left me cold Frozen Cloaked In layers Unable to feel a thing Yet I want to Get naked With you I want to strip this layer And the next And the next Until I am Naked With you *** Someone made a monument of me Left me embalmed Buried Hidden Under barriers … Continue reading Naked
