GOOD OLD DECEMBER – BY LAUD NYAMPONG FREEMAN
GOOD OLD DECEMBER I know these colours well I have loved them since I was little They blended in a thousand hues and shades And made everything feel Christmassy In the old Decembers. But in […]
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Features: Hidden in Plain Sight – By Laud Freeman
Hidden in Plain Sight Life is a kaleidoscope of many things – puzzles, paradoxes and perplexities included therein. The simple village farmer works the land in season, praying the rains will not fail. The farmer who […]
Features: Greeting the Toys – By Laud Freeman
Greeting the Toys Its 7:21 a.m. in Ghana’s capital city. The Rainmaker casts His water-laden clouds over a large expanse of Accra’s sky. The morning Sun’s golden orb is veiled – its sparkling rays held […]
Features: Killing Kindness By Laud Freeman
An ordinary man I am. Unfit to untie the waist belt of John the Baptist – one who confessed his unworthiness to untie the thong of Yeshua’s sandals. Many are my failings. I am neither a […]
Of 6th March and the musings of a boy – By Laud Freeman
I gladly look forward to the 6th of March every year so I can relive a simple ritual of nostalgic value. It is a ritual of ‘dedication’ – I dedicate a whopping 6 hours to […]
Features: Losing Treasures – By Laud Freeman
Losing Treasures “My Lord, in this sacred court, I, Kobina Ebo Okunyin, christened in an orthodox Christian church as Robert Gayheart Essandoh, admit the logs lodged in my eyes. I plead guilty. I know full […]
Features: Seeing The Sunny Side – Laud Freeman
Wednesday, January 22, 2020. Madina market. Amidst the mildly chaotic throng, the sweltering heat, the warm, dust-laced air and the discordant blend of a thousand sounds, a young man did not only catch my attention; […]