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is a Lagos based writer and culture curator. His work (fiction and nonfiction) has appeared in the New York Times, Isele Magazine, TIME Magazine, Rollingstone, Ambit Magazine, Brittle Paper, Architectural Digest, Pitchfork, OkayAfrica, Billboard, National Geographic, and other places.
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is a Lagos based writer and culture curator. His work (fiction and nonfiction) has appeared in the New York Times, Isele Magazine, TIME Magazine, Rollingstone, Ambit Magazine, Brittle Paper, Architectural Digest, Pitchfork, OkayAfrica, Billboard, National Geographic, and other places.
NELSON CHUKWU JOHN
AUGUST 24 2025
NELSON CHUKWU JOHN•AUGUST 24 2025
‘I woke up one day and I realized that I simply despised the smallness that life here hoists on everyone. Small loves, big needs met by small resources, small hopes quashed by gigantic misdeeds, small joys flickering off with each new leaving.’