@SofaPhilosopher

Reclaim the past. Contest the present. Invent the future.

 Nairobi
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Joined September 2010
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emptystun
@emptystunOct 18
Replying to @souljaboy
Crank that class consciousness
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Simba Kundizeza
@S_S_KundizezaOct 13

Statement on The Atlantic article concerning “The Blue Fighter”

Article · @S_S_Kundizeza
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Frank Njugi
@FrankNjugiOct 6
Excited to finally have my official writer’s website which is now live. ✨ After several years of literary work, I have finally put together a one-stop home for past, present and future work, writing, and projects. Check it out ✨ franknjugi.com/

Frank Njugi

Frank Njugi is a Kenyan writer, poet, journalist from Naivasha. Poetry, fiction, essays, and journalism.

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ndinda kioko@ndinda_6 Jul 2025
Have some new work out on @TransitionsMag transitionmagazine.fas.harva…
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Táíwò Hassan@SymplyTaiwoAug 18
I wooooooonnnn, y’all. I won the First Award for @poetrywales Award. I’m walking on sunshine 💃🏿💃🏿💃🏿
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tweet davidson
@andyreedAug 17
large ass language model, call that a BBLLM
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David Pogue
@PogueAug 4
76 years ago, Ray Bradbury published "There Will Come Soft Rains," an apocalyptic short story about a time when we have wiped ourselves out—but our AI obliviously continues automating our empty smart homes. Bradbury set the story on August 4, 2026. btboces.org/Downloads/7_Ther…
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Gaza today, 2026.
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new poem out in @WegandaReview, check out 'children of nowadays' >>> thewegandareview.org/childre…

Children Of Nowadays - The Weganda Review

these children of nowadays,they are dropping their christian namesand adopting unafrican values.

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Reminder: the bombing of my people in Gaza has never stopped.
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edward buri@edward_buriJun 23
The system is upset that you still remember June 25. It is even more disturbed that your memory is not vague, but graphic —that you remember what happened that day, what followed in its wake, and what has continued to unfold ever since. This was not to be remembered.
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Isele Magazine@IseleMagazineJun 9
Submissions are open for our next quarterly! For this issue, we want red-themed submissions. Roses, ladybugs, love, blood, sacrifice, Taylor Swift’s similarly-titled album…we want all things red. Send us your stories, essays, poetry, more. Read here: iselemagazine.com/2026/06/09…

Call for Submissions: Red

“If I could tell you about RedI would sing to you of fire Sweet like cherriesBurning like cinnamon Smelling like a rose in the sun.”― Dixie Dawn Miller Goode, Rainbows Around Us For this quarterly …

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Divock Origi
@DivockOrigiJun 8
My purpose in the game is fulfilled ⭐️ I lived out my childhood dreams, played on the biggest stages, won the biggest trophies. Grateful to God for all of it. To all my fans, the clubs, my teammates and my family: this will forever be ours. Thank you. The mission is complete. Now I step into my next calling. More of the journey to come. Love, Divock Origi
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Jakky Bankong-Obi@jakkybeefiveJun 6
Someone wrote a paper on my chapbook and it’s made it to a really big academic conference. And the moral of this is that you should read, cite and critically engage African women poets. Contemporary African women poets!!!
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Makena Onjerika@OnjerikaJun 1
My annual Introduction to Short Story Writing class will kick off at the beginning of July 2026. Join me to take your stories to the next level. One full scholarship available. Email makenaonjerika@gmail.com for details. Retweets appreciated 🙏🏾
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Makena Onjerika@OnjerikaMay 27
I have a story in this issue and it's about disappearance and state torture in Kenya.
Ubwali Literary Magazine@UbwaliLitMagMay 25
Celebrate this Africa Day by feasting on issue 6 of Ubwali Literary Magazine. Featuring 32 artists from 11 African countries. Comment with your favourite so far, or recommend a piece to a friend by tagging them below. ubwali.com/issue-6
https://www.ubwali.com/issue-6

ALT https://www.ubwali.com/issue-6

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pamilerin jacob@pamilerinjacobMay 19
my poem, Meditations of the Gun, was a finalist in the annual Stephen A. Dibiase prize. do enjoy!
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Oliver Traldi
@olivertraldiMay 17
To settle a troublesome discourse, I have provided here the most faithful and poetic possible translation of the beginning of the Odyssey. We male sex. We complex. We fake horse. We off course. We sail long. We hear song. We pig crew. We home soon.
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