Nigeria, Dec. 19 -- I wonder if the octopus ever gets confused, down there in its coral apartment, when one arm is busy prying open a clam, another is tasting the water for tiger sharks, and a thi... Read More
Nigeria, Dec. 18 -- The doctor explains it simply: the pain is not in the leg. The leg is gone. The pain has relocated to a safer office, somewhere behind the eyes, with better furniture. I ... Read More
Nigeria, Dec. 11 -- Let me put the kettle on. This idea won't leave me alone. You know the old saying? The palm wine tapper is drunk, he thinks the palm is short. I keep picturing him, you see? This ... Read More
Nigeria, Dec. 11 -- The indictment cites the '80s ghost. The briefing notes list cartels. The planes arrive, their sides stenciled JUSTICE, a word meant to gild an old, imperial greed. Back home, a s... Read More