22 July 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

I Am Sorry

I’m sorry…. Was all you said Three words… cut short to two coz you needed to save your breath Exhausted from the […]

12 July 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

Jollof Chronicles: On Transport Fare Increments, The Confusion and Consequent Arguments

‘Lima werranteh si yorn bi diganteh daymba ak teye, mussu ma kore werranteh‘, said the apprentice of the van I’d travelled in […]

10 July 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

RV Throwback: Letting Go Of Love

Today, I share one of the pieces I wrote and performed at Rhythmic Vibrations on June 29th at the Kairaba Beach Hotel […]

5 July 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

Jollof Chronicles: Vibrations, Stars and Cameras

My dear readers, When I put up the last post, I leaned back and said to myself “Here’s to three months of […]

19 June 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

Jollof Chronicles: And So It Begins

It starts with the sights… …first, of the lights snaking along the runway as the airplane taxis slowly amid the applause from […]

8 May 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

In Response To The Gambia’s Pen

About two weeks ago, I got home tired, after a day of rigorous school work. In one of my classes, the lecturer […]

3 January 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

You Are Woman

You are born, the only one crying in a room filled with laughter and smiling faces…your cry either natural or induced by […]

1 December 201230 Day Letter Challenge

Day Twenty-Eight :Someone That Changed Your Life

For Lend A Hand Society (LAHS), I was 10 years old when we officially met, dragged into your offices by my friend […]

30 November 201230 Day Letter Challenge

Day Twenty-Seven: The Friendliest Person You Knew For Only One Day

Salut, I can’t remember your name. We met over a year ago at the Mohamed V airport in Casablanca, set for the […]

25 November 201230 Day Letter Challenge

Day Twenty-Two: Someone You Want To Give A Second Chance To

I grew up wondering why you had left us The signs were there, but I was too young to notice them There […]