Portrait of an African Woman Holding a Clock, c. 1583/85. Oil on canvas; 60 x 39.5 cm (23 ¾ x 15 ½ in). Attributed to Annibale Carracci (attributed) (Italian, 1560–1609). Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Louvre Abu Dhabi. Source: Tomasso Brothers.

Somebody! Please!
Write an #HistoricalFiction account
of who this #Elizabethanera #AfricanWoman
was and when her portrait was painted.
#IwannaREADit

Senatorial aides
from opposite sides of "the aisle"
collaborate to get senators locked in
contentious battle over an amorphous bill,
including late night negotiations,
all the while falling in love.

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#GESSwrites
Photos:
Favour Omoruyi,
Nicole De Khors