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Aug 12 • 4 tweets • 5 min read
I am very excited to announce the latest issue of our quarterly magazine of collective knowing: CỌ́N-SCÌÒ MAGAZINE, July 2022 —‘IDENTITY’ by @consciomag x @authorpedia x @bardmus x @OgwijiEhi @EugeneYakubu x @BrainyPoet #conscio
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the Issue features an interview that explores feminism & related themes in Olisakwe Ukamaka's novel Ogadinma, and "amazing poems, essays, stories, photographs and art that bare, obscure, illuminate, conceal, appreciate and define the things that make us, or otherwise". #conscio Image
In my role as editor-in-chief (and layout/graphics designer), completing this issue is a big win in many ways, and I'm extremely proud of my co-editors: @bardmus (poetry), @OgwijiEhi (features), @EugeneYakubu (fiction). #conscio
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I invite you to read, discuss, and share this gift. You may uncover layers of your identity that you never knew existed and, perhaps, become free: "When I discover who I am, I'll be free" — Ralph Ellison.
#conscio
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when I saw God
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