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The human cost of Kenya’s expanding lakes As Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes expand, swallowing homes, farms, and infrastructure, what appears as a climate anomaly reveals a reckoning with ecological limits, failed planning, and the illusion that w...

As Kenya’s Rift Valley lakes expand, swallowing homes, farms, and infrastructure, what appears as a climate anomaly reveals a reckoning with ecological limits, failed planning, and the illusion that water would stay where it was put. africasacountry.com/2026/04/the-...

Image of text of a poem excerpt for Poem Excerpt from ZamaShort #12 ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George, also showing the book cover, and wild flower designs in the background. Text: "We All Want to Live. I forget. I forget how many times I have forgotten you. We all want to live. We don’t want to die but we know it is coming. In war, there are no rules. In Gaza, there are no rules, only dirt, only the rubble from buildings, only skeletons, only dead bodies, only dust. There are no books, only the light of a dead sun, a bitter volcano giving off waves of the illusion of life. I forget how many times I have forgotten you. — Abigail George, Did You Get Married When I was in the Mental Hospital."

Poem Excerpt from ZamaShort #12 ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George @abigailgeorgepoet.bsky.social

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No Safer Kinder Hatred: How Racial Hatred and Ethnic Violence Shaped Zimbabwe x Frank Thabani Sayi A beautiful cover! 388 pp. October 9, 2025, riverrun. Memoir. I lived in Gwanda for a few years as a child, and we drove past Mawabeni a lot (it’s just off the highway). It always intrigued m…

No Safer Kinder Hatred: How Racial Hatred and Ethnic Violence Shaped Zimbabwe x Frank Thabani Sayi

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DAGGER ROCK BAND - Viva Zimbabwe YouTube video by AnalogAfrica

Zimbabwe at 46, ain't that something? I'm glad I was born into a post colonial land, but we still have a long way to go to freedom.

Happy Birthday Zimbabwe 🇿🇼🖤

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#Zimbabwe #ZimbabweIndependenceDay

Zimbabwe

You know what we're playing all day today

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4: Africans liberate Zimbabwe — Echoes of Southern African liberation struggles Percy Zvomuya

4: Africans liberate Zimbabwe — Echoes of Southern African liberation struggles

Text: Happy Independence Day, 46 Years Image Flowing Zimbabwe flag with a black and green back ground behind. Flag design: Pemuda Santai.

46 years, just the other day I was seven, we were all dancing and singing in the streets, when the 2nd Chimurenga ended in victory. Now we are older, wiser, wondering if there will be a peaceful but powerful 3rd, truly become a country for all not just the few, as promised on this day 46 years ago.

This is v exciting! Esp. bc this book is very much on my tbr.

The background is entirely black, framed on the left and right by vertical patterned borders in gold, red, and green, giving it a rich, African-inspired ornamental feel. At the top center is a stylised logo reading “ZamaShort,” with the subtitle “Exclusive Original Single Short Stories” in smaller white text beneath it. In the middle of the poster large text reads: “2025 FANTASY ELIGIBILITY” and below that, “FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.” The lettering has a gradient of red, yellow, and green against the black background. Along the bottom are three triangular book-cover designs placed side by side, each pointing downward like banners: -On the left: “The Last and Final Battle” by Zainab Omaki. Book cover with bold white text and a gold emblem that resembles crossed blades or an axe. -In the center: “Sindi Fair” by Dare Segun Falowo. Boo cover with gold and orange tones. -On the right: “When Two Sorcerers Collide” by T.L. Huchu. Book cover with glowing blue energy and a carved pumpkin-like face near the bottom.

ZamaShort 2025 Fantasy short stories eligible for consideration.

ZamaShort #3 'The Last and Final Battle' by Zainab Omaki

ZamaShort #6 'Sindi Fair' by Dare Segun Falowo

ZamaShort #7 'When Two Sorcerers Collide' by T.L. Huchu

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Book cover ZamaShort #11 ‘Gold-Plated Boy’ by Hussani Abdulrahim. A black background and bold gold title text reading “Gold-Plated Boy.” The letter “O” in “Boy” contains a raised gold hand symbol. Above the title is “ZamaShort” and “Excerpt” and below is the author’s name, Hussani Abdulrahim. The design features red, green, and gold African-inspired patterns forming a large inverted triangle, with a blue adinkra symbol centred near the bottom.

New Excerpt up! ZamaShort #11 ‘Gold-Plated Boy’ by Hussani Abdulrahim @hussani14.bsky.social

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Could be, also different servers I imagine.

I do, well my own analogue one, don't think its wise to outsource that. You still have to re-log each profile from one's main so you can switch easily.

Eish, these massive bsky crashes had better be worth it with backbone improvements, getting real tired of have to log in all the profiles from scratch every single time.

See post links for more

Massive congrats Hussani Abdulrahim @hussani14.bsky.social (ZamaShort #11) on the 2026 Commonwealth Short Story Prize shortlist! commonwealthfoundation.com/short-story-...

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Image of the author Abigail George.

ZamaShort Extras: Meet the Author Abigail George
@abigailgeorgepoet.bsky.social, ZamaShort #12, 'Did You get Married when I Was in the Mental Hospital'. Read Abigail's essay, now up in our Authors section: www.zamashort.com/p/authors.html

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Loving the new Nommo Awards website from
@africansfs.bsky.social good for it to have its own home.
Nice one!

We're a new network of and for people interested in Global South literatures.

Follow us and stay tuned for future events and opportunities starting this summer!

A smell my nose is now hunting - Review of Did You Get Married To Her When I Was In The Mental Hospital? by Abigail George Silke is a poet and prose writer who shares her journey through the power of words

Excellent review by Silke Heiss of ZamaShort #12 ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George @abigailgeorgepoet.bsky.social.
Many thanks Silke!

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Bach Jazz - album II out 31/3 2026 YouTube video by Bach Jazz

Very cool, new album out, Bach Jazz II, with Magnus Bergström on the Elinore Morris Double Bass No #4.

#doublebass #contrabass #standupbass #uprightbass #custombass #bassplayer

Just made my annual donation to Wikipedia, not that I can really afford it, but having an independent, non-commercial, ai-free, freely accessible, online encyclopedia, is more important than ever, and probably more important than we can imagine now and for the future.

@wikipedia.org #wikipedia

I am not a "creator" (I leave that to your gods), I do not "create content" (as if it were some kind of homogenous animal-feed encompassing all the arts). I am a Publisher, and publish works of literature, names and titles matter.

So, I wrote in cursive for a butcher's order note, they asked me what language it was.

So, Bomb Diplomacy eh, how's that working out for its practitioners other than two words that can't actually exist together.

“A brave, claustrophobic, and ultimately transcendent piece of literature. It is a “lullaby” for the broken and a manifesto for the power of the written word. Abigail George proves once again that for the marginalised and the “mad”, writing is not just a career—it is a holy act of reclamation.” — Henry Lombard, Echoes of my Soul.

Henry Lombard on ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George @abigailgeorgepoet.bsky.social, ZamaShort 12.
Many thanks Henry!

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"Cognitive Surrender" now there's a new term eh, it mainly applies to people letting ai do their thinking, but it has such a wide range of applications.

Review of ZamaShort #12 ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George Text says: “Oh, God, what an amazing poetry this is! I love every single poem and every single word. Every poem walks you in a corridor that leads into the author’s subconscious spaces, revealing a shadowy world of bitterness, broken love and fragmented thoughts. With the influence of the author’s bipolar condition and a family plagued by cancer and lack of love and unity, Abigail is able to produce a narrative poetry that utilizes raw and deep-cutting images, fragmented stories and half-asleep-and-half-awake musings and reflections to weave a body of poetry that leaves the reader dazed, mouth-gaping and gasping for more.” — Dr. Christopher Okemwa, Senior Lecturer, Kisii University, Kenya

Dr Christopher Okemwa on ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George @abigailgeorgepoet.bsky.social, ZamaShort #12.

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Authors ZamaShort Authors

New Authors section over at our website, an all-in-one that now includes all Meet the Author posts to date including their excellent essays.

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Image of the book ZamaShort #12 ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George and recommendation that says: “South African writer Abigail George discovers kinship with the griefs of the broader world while processing her life through streams of consciousness. Mental health and wellness become recurring themes in the work, rendered effectively through the raw, nonlinear prose poetry that echoes her thoughts.” — Cristina Deptula, Editor, Synchronised Chaos.

Cristina Deptula on ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George @abigailgeorgepoet.bsky.social, ZamaShort #12.

Many thanks, Cristina!

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ZamaShort #12 ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ by Abigail George ZamaShort: Exclusive Original Single Short Stories Monthly. An imprint championing multi-genre African literature excellence and diversity.

Happy Publish Day ZamaShort #12 ‘Did You get Married to Her when I was in the Mental Hospital?’ a poetry collection by Abigail George! @abigailgeorgepoet.bsky.social

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