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  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “Never in England” by Norma Hart

    23 August 2026

    If an English person were asked where our Midwest was, they’d know the person who asked was probably American.

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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

    “Merci, Mimi” by Curtis C. Morgan

    23 August 2026

    If you have ever bought a transit ticket in a European city, you know the particular humiliation of it.

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

    18 October 2026

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    “The Writer’s Nose” by Wawan Kurniawan

    11 October 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “I Rot with Impatience” by Michael Fowler

    9 August 2026

    I find that the mellowness and calm reflective attitude that I expected would soothe me as I became older has yet to arrive.

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    18 October 2026

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    “The Writer’s Nose” by Wawan Kurniawan

    11 October 2026
  • Humour - Weekly Features

    “The Day the Stork Died” by Patrick Carella

    9 August 2026

    “Can’t she get pregnant any other way? You know, like, what if they kissed really hard?”

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    18 October 2026

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    “The Writer’s Nose” by Wawan Kurniawan

    11 October 2026
  • Culture - Humour - Society - Weekly Features

    “The Date” by Arpita Bhawal

    26 July 2026

    "Why? What’s wrong with a park?" / "Huh? No, no, nothing is wrong. You know how parks are... they have a reputation."

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    “The Wife in the Corner Frame” by Namrata

    4 October 2026

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    27 September 2026

    “In Search of Lost Spectres” by Paromita Patranobish

    27 September 2026
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