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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “How to be a Good Nigerian” and other poems by Hassan Ismail Adekunle

    18 October 2026

    “Bro, five minutes.” // His five minutes / has no relationship / with the five minutes / known to clocks.

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    “I Do Value Candour” by Norma Hart

    18 October 2026

    “The Writer’s Nose” by Wawan Kurniawan

    11 October 2026

    “Follow the Algorithm” by Brian Christopher Giddens

    20 September 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “I Do Value Candour” by Norma Hart

    18 October 2026

    Thank you for your email. I do value candour and with that in mind, I wonder if you might indulge me.

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    “How to be a Good Nigerian” and other poems by Hassan Ismail Adekunle

    18 October 2026

    “The Writer’s Nose” by Wawan Kurniawan

    11 October 2026

    “Follow the Algorithm” by Brian Christopher Giddens

    20 September 2026
  • Humour - Translation - Weekly Features

    “The Writer’s Nose” by Wawan Kurniawan

    11 October 2026

    A month before the book he was writing was completed, the tip of his nose itched unbearably. Previous bouts of itching he could endure, but today’s was relentless.

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    “How to be a Good Nigerian” and other poems by Hassan Ismail Adekunle

    18 October 2026

    “I Do Value Candour” by Norma Hart

    18 October 2026

    “Follow the Algorithm” by Brian Christopher Giddens

    20 September 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “Follow the Algorithm” by Brian Christopher Giddens

    20 September 2026

    Maybe falling off the wagon isn’t so smart. Best to stay safe. Retreat to the sofa, reach for the phone, resume scrolling. Let the algorithm be my guide.

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    “How to be a Good Nigerian” and other poems by Hassan Ismail Adekunle

    18 October 2026

    “I Do Value Candour” by Norma Hart

    18 October 2026

    “The Writer’s Nose” by Wawan Kurniawan

    11 October 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “Alan’s Psychedelic Breakfast” by Michael Smith

    20 September 2026

    Beneath smoke now blackening the ceiling, Alan was sitting peacefully, chatting once more with his three new best friends, Snap, Crackle, and Pop.

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    “How to be a Good Nigerian” and other poems by Hassan Ismail Adekunle

    18 October 2026

    “I Do Value Candour” by Norma Hart

    18 October 2026

    “The Writer’s Nose” by Wawan Kurniawan

    11 October 2026
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