In this excerpt from his forthcoming memoir, Eric Akoto traces a journey from Accra to South London, and later to New York — a story shaped by migration, mixtapes, memory, ...
From Seoul Station to a million books sold—author Kim Ho Yeon’s moving reflection on homelessness, empathy, and second chances. Read his exclusive essay for Litro.
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A meditation on love, mortality, and existential fear. Through the lens of a husband’s vivid, imagined losses, How I Love You explores the fragility of life and the bonds that ...
A surreal, fragmented meditation on humanity’s intersection with technology, memory, and chaos.
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A darkly humorous account of a traveler navigating family dynamics and political tensions during a trip to Israel.
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In Chipped Red Nail Polish, a striking encounter in a medical lab transforms into a reflection on life, death, and humanity. The chipped red nails of a cadaver serve as ...
Shanghaied, takes readers on a surreal and introspective journey through a layover in Shanghai that unravels into paranoia, mishap, and poignant self-discovery.
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Your cousin asks you to ‘say something’ at the christening of her daughter and it genuinely is an honour to be asked and really-all-confusing because in your mind your cousin ...
How can children make sense of change? Recalling hot summers and spam salads, Kim reflects on childhood memories.
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In this poignant, personal essay, Tom sits with his terminally-ill uncle, Baz, and explores life, loss and laughter, right up to the end.
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“I had lost faith in novelly novels. In their fake plots, fake events, fake characters.” Jonny Aldridge talks autofiction, masculinity and Wes Brown.
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“If mystics are right, how many lives can we have?” Michelle finds the myriad joys and surprises that the prophecies of psychics can brings.
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You’d never get to see his face, only squeals of alarm, and the sound of a motorcycle zooming away. A sound like a growl, even a menacing roar, over ...
In the first weeks of the pandemic, an immune-compromised person seeks help from some yoga people.
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The cluster of dwellings, a motley collection of ancient ruins and pristine modern cottages, beckoned, as I swerved off the road running parallel to the Noce torrent. ...
The first time that I wrote something, I was in Japan, eating an egg that I’d hard- boiled in a Hello Kitty kettle with Engrish faux-proverbs all over the side. ...
A man walks into the needle exchange.
Sounds like the start of a joke, doesn’t it.
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Sculptor Dr Gindi, explores the human soul’s yearning for infinity through her artwork. Her latest sculpture Meandering Souls captures one moment in the soul’s journey: the tender moment between longing ...
He reminded me of a teacher I’d had in grad school, who emphasized focusing on an image of a butterfly flying away as I played.
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“When I step into the Redwood Grove of the Arboretum, I enter a different world.” Today’s #EssaySaturday is “Walking in the Arboretum” by Jane Beal.
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