I see a doctor twice a week, my lifespan reduces by 2 ounces.
What kind of fervour makes my femur feeble for fever’s fang?
What the Earth Told Me in Silence | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ poem by Nathan Felix
So, we speak—not because we are brave,
but because silence is heavier than truth.
An Ehi Speaks | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ short story by Adesuwa Agbonile
And then one morning, the ground on top of my grandfather softened into a mouth, and from it came a wheezing laugh. I had done it. I ran to my lab and saw that my computers were tracking the movements inside the glass box. They told me that the ions in my box were spinning. They were spinning, and they would never stop.
Three Words | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ poem by Alexander Izang
let this be a beautiful, good morning to you,
let it renew the butterflies in your belly,
Strange Exile | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ poem by John Chizoba Vincent
Today, the ocean looks like a rich aunt’s necklace.
Tomorrow, it becomes the shape of a demon
“A Language That Cannot Describe The Modern World Will Be Abandoned“ | A CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine Interview with Àrẹ̀mọ Gemini
Custodians must expand the language by creating new metaphors, adapting it to technology, film, music, literature, and scholarship. A language that cannot describe the modern world will be abandoned. A custodian makes sure Yorùbá can talk about today without losing its soul or getting watered down.
“The Currency of Time”: An Introduction to ‘CURRENT’ — CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine (June 2026) by Su’ur Su’eddie Vershima Agema
…this issue is a glorious harvest that shows the currency of time as a convergence of many streams: the past flowing into the future, tradition meeting innovation, private memory encountering public history, and individual voices joining larger conversations
“Of Deadlines, and Curated Chaos”: An Introduction to ‘BREATHE’ — CỌ́N-SCÌÒ Magazine (June 2025) by Jide Badmus
This “Breathe” issue is a literary buffet. I’m only able to take the lid off for the aroma to fill the room. I invite you to take a little break from the world’s chaos, grab a cup of your favourite beverage and fill your plate with this sumptuous meal of art.
MR NIGER-D | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ art by Ibrahim Ajani Lawal
Life’s vibrant cycle in green: the endless recycling of plant and animal life and unbroken journey of every breath.
Meditation | a CỌ́N-SCÌÒ photospeak by Sulola Imran Abiola
This powerful monochrome image depicts deep absorption. Head back, eyes closed, the subject finds a private sanctuary, emphasizing how external noise fades when one connects with an inner rhythm or profound contemplation.