Congo Journey

Congo Journey

He squatted down, arranging the fire, shouting back over his shoulder into the hut, ‘My grandfather was the greatest sorcerer in Dongou, Uncle. Everybody knows. They all know the story. The Chief of Dongou, now, he also was powerful in the spirit way, and in the...
Things Fall Apart

Things Fall Apart

“The market of Umuike is a wonderful place,” said the young man who had been sent by Obierika to buy the giant goat “There are so many people on it that if you threw up a grain of sand it would not find a way to fall to earth again.” “It...
The Log From The Sea Of Cortez

The Log From The Sea Of Cortez

When the permits arrived, they were beautifully sealed so that even a soldier who could not read would know that if we were not what we said we were, we were at least influential enough spies and saboteurs to be out of his jurisdiction. And so our boat was loaded,...