Grieving the Living A reflection on the quiet grief of letting go of people who are still alive, navigating loss and healing without avoidance. For folks carrying this unseen weight, may these words offer comfort and a g...

Check out @zariah-cam.bsky.social 's latest short story on the grief of going no-contact and the healing power of chosen family. A tender reminder that even in loss you’re not alone. Read here: www.aroko.world/grieving-the...

Stay Tuned for a new Speculative Poetry Prompt each day at noon EDT! @fiyahlitmag.bsky.social @shakeemasmalls.bsky.social

This effort is ongoing @theoffingmag.bsky.social! You can read more about what REFUSAL means here: theoffingmag.com/refusal/boar...

FIYAH Poetry Editor @bsharise.bsky.social has you covered for National Poetry Month!!! We bouta eat goooood. ♥️♥️♥️ #30FIYAHPOEMS

@nellynkettles.bsky.social hating to the max

Paul Thomas Anderson Hate Study I’ve seen enough. I’ve heard enough. My loved ones have heard enough (of me). It’s time to bring it to the roundtable.

They’ve seen enough, they’ve heard enough, and their loved ones have heard enough (of them). Following the Best Picture win for 'One Battle After Another', @nellynkettles.bsky.social offers us a chance to reconsider all the praise Paul Thomas Anderson receives.

www.aroko.world/paul-thomas-...

Building a Home for Spoken Word: An Interview with Kym Dominique-Ferguson In conversation with ÀROKÒ.WORLD, Kym Dominique-Ferguson reflects on identity, the roots of his work, and the responsibility he feels toward the artists who come after him.

"My voice is both my weapon and my healing."

Read the full interview on how Kym Dominique-Ferguson built a home for spoken word in Montréal:
www.aroko.world/interview-wi...

When a Word Becomes a Sentence: The Political Economy Of Witchcraft Accusations Across northern Ghana, hundreds of women live in "witch camps," exiled after accusations that follow death, inheritance disputes, or success. Beneath the language of the supernatural lies a familiar p...

One woman has lived in a witch camp for 45 years. She arrived at 40. Her husband died. His co-wife's children blamed her.
She is 85 now. The accusation was never revisited. Never withdrawn.
The word that expelled her has never expired.
aroko.world/the-political-economy-of-witchcraft-accusations

When a Word Becomes a Sentence: The Political Economy Of Witchcraft Accusations Across northern Ghana, hundreds of women live in "witch camps," exiled after accusations that follow death, inheritance disputes, or success. Beneath the language of the supernatural lies a familiar p...

One woman has lived in a witch camp for 45 years. She arrived at 40. Her husband died. His co-wife's children blamed her.
She is 85 now. The accusation was never revisited. Never withdrawn.
The word that expelled her has never expired.
aroko.world/the-political-economy-of-witchcraft-accusations

Conjuring Possibility Through Care: An Interview With Happie Micha Edwards In conversation with ÀROKÒ.WORLD, Happie Micha Edwards reflects on ancestry, fear, imagination, and the radical act of nourishment.

We're back with another interview this time with @happiemicha.bsky.social. Read this piece were they reflected on ancestry, imaginative craft, and the radical act of nourishment.

www.aroko.world/interview-wi...

Witchcraft accusations were never about magic.
They were about property. Every woman burned at the stake owned something another person wanted.

Okay, this is weird.
I was just talking about this, this morning.

It was land disputes.

We are told a word is just a word. Sometimes a word becomes exile. This International Women’s Day I’m telling that story. Read my new piece:
www.aroko.world/the-politica...

Queering the Stage in Montréal: Chip City Inside Madpoetix Studios When Happie Micha Edwards stepped onto the ‘Inside Madpoetix Sudios’ stage in Montreal, a backdrop of chip bags became an unexpected stage set. Through storytelling, dub-poetry, and audience interacti...

A backdrop of chip bags, a slow striptease, and Dub-poetry.
Happie Micha Edwards didn't just perform at Inside Madpoetix Studios in Montreal, they transformed it.
Read how one night expanded the boundaries of Caribbean performance art:
www.aroko.world/queering-the...

Witchcraft accusations were never about magic.
They were about property. Every woman burned at the stake owned something another person wanted.

We are told a word is just a word. Sometimes a word becomes exile. This International Women’s Day I’m telling that story. Read my new piece:
www.aroko.world/the-politica...

When a Word Becomes a Sentence: The Political Economy Of Witchcraft Accusations Across northern Ghana, hundreds of women live in "witch camps," exiled after accusations that follow death, inheritance disputes or success. Beneath the language of the supernatural lies a familiar po...

Across northern Ghana, accusations of witchcraft are used to expel women from their homes, land and rights.

@aishatuado.bsky.social’s latest piece examines the hidden political economy and colonial roots behind the accusations.

Read it here ⬇️
www.aroko.world/the-politica...

Àrokò Monthly Roundtable #02 In 2026, we're watching the breaking point accelerate, a cultural rupture where authenticity confronts algorithmic perfection, and designers must decide whether to decorate capital or design for human...

There’s a growing hunger for work that feels unmistakably human. Our roundtable gives you a temperature check on culture, craft, AI fatigue, and design trends. Read the full discussion here: www.aroko.world/aroko-monthl...

"For your consideration" poster featuring 2 pieces of Photoshop composite art. One shows a giant octopus grabbing a man, for the short story Patient was the Doctor. The other is a red mermaid curled up in the sea, for the story titled milt. Both stories are stated to be free to read/listen to.

QR code for milt, reprinted in audio/podcast format on Escape Pod

QR code for Patient was the Doctor, in PDF form, on the Analog Magazine website

I have 2 short stories awards eligible this year!

1. Patient was the Doctor (PDF 📝) analogsf.com/for-your-con... with @analogsf.bsky.social (Locus & SFWA recommended)

2. milt (podcast reprint 🔉) escapepod.org/2026/02/12/e... with @bsfa.bsky.social and @escapepod.org (mild nsfw 🔥)

ENDAY IT’S GALENTINE’S I can’t believe I almost didn’t celebrate Galentine’s Day this year. Almost skipping an excuse to hang out with our loved ones, create cute crafts, and eat delicious baked goodies, what were we thinki...

✨ Read @meroncreates.bsky.social & Mahlet's latest piece & feel the love Galentine's Day 💜🍪 Then tell us: what would you write in your card? 💌
www.aroko.world/enday-its-ga...

Absolute heater of design criticism from Van. If you want to read more like, this subscribe to AROKO.WORLD (it's fuckin' free baby!)

Day & Night: The Emerging Aesthetics of New Wave Neo-Ludditism I followed a DJ to a phone-free, clown-themed dance floor and stumbled into a living experiment in neo-Ludditism. From luxury dumbphones to sweaty nights off-camera, two aesthetics of opting out are e...

What does it actually feel like to opt out of Big Tech? Van finds answers in both minimalist devices and phone-free nightlife. Read the article:

www.aroko.world/day-night-th...

1. “Counting To A Hundred” by @aishatuado.bsky.social in @heartlines-spec.com

Love love love the imagery in this. A girl reckons with the tragedy of having to grow up too soon and be a parent to not only her younger brother but also her own parents.

Ancestry Is a Design System Ancestry is often seen as the past, but in design it’s a living system. Every form carries memory. To create what lasts, we don’t invent from nothing. We translate what came before into what comes nex...

Check out this new piece by Azeez on ancestry as a living design system, and why creating what lasts means translating what came before into what comes next.

www.aroko.world/ancestry-is-...

YAY 😊 Over the moon to see my poem “Mother of Synthetic Seas” appear in FIYAH Issue 37. Grateful. Humbled.

This poem asks us to reckon with what we discard into the ocean, and the futures those choices create.

I'm so thrilled to see my story "Triple Body Walking" on your list. Thank you @foxesandroses.bsky.social 💗💗💗

Industrial Harm Reduction* Industrial harm reduction is a set of practical strategies and ideas aimed at reducing negative consequences associated with contemporary production methods.

Check out the latest piece by @mclc.bsky.social on industrial harm reduction, design that puts people, planet, and purpose before profit.

www.aroko.world/industrial-h...

When I shared this last month, I had not realized @aishatuado.bsky.social was on Bluesky, so if you could benefit from breathtaking worldbuilding, I encourage you to follow her to keep up with her brilliant writing, as she never disappoints with how she conceptualizes vivid imagery in all her work!✨

Aishatu's fiction blew me away, as I do not tend to seek out short fiction, but participating in a writing group wherein she shared winning this contest, I checked it out, and cannot help but recommend her work for her incredible worldbuilding abilities!🔥🔥🔥
www.jerryjazzmusician.com/short-fictio...