Flash Frontier: Your bio opens: Catherine McNamara grew up in Sydney, ran away to Paris, and ended up in West Africa running a bar. Tell…
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We spoke this month with Alessandra Frezza of Gallery Ethiopia, an online gallery that features works from Addis Ababa and beyond. We are so happy…
Continue reading Interview: Alessandra Frezza, Gallery Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
Comments closedOur Québécois neighbor kept a concubine next door in one of the university apartments called The Motel. Fifty-six years old, big and rough, more Texan…
Continue reading Story: Steven Gowin, Rwanda Suite: Concubines – Rwanda
Comments closedTingatinga paintings are part of the Ndonde mural art tradition. The Ndonde people decorate their huts with various pictures of animals and figures until today.…
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Comments closedAn introduction to the artist, from his official biography Lionel Smit is considered one of South Africa’s most talented artists, best known for his contemporary…
Continue reading Art: Lionel Smit – Cape Town, South Africa
Comments closedFlash Frontier: How did you begin writing? Riham Adly: Having lived in Egypt, in Gizah, with the back drop of the great Gizah Pyramids inspired…
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Comments closedInterview Four poems Interview Flash Frontier: When did you start writing, and what attracted you to poetry? Rethabile Masilo: I started reading a lot at…
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Comments closedFlash Frontier: Which writers (poets, novelists, short story writers) from Kenya do you most recommend, and why? John O Ndavula: Lily Mabura stands out for…
Continue reading Interview: Guest Editor John O. Ndavula
Comments closedThis was back in ninety-six, a mere two years after democracy. Struggling to find work in archaeology (that’s what you get for just assuming there’s…
Continue reading Story: Andrew Salomon, Where the Wild Things Are – Cape Town, South Africa
Comments closedFlash Frontier: Congratulations on winning the 2018 NFFD competition! Your story ‘He She It They’ takes an unusual approach to storytelling. This is something we…
Continue reading Interview: Anita Arlov, NFFD 2018 Winner
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