Essay Audio
Long-form narrated essays — listen as you read, or simply listen.
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Sebhat, Not By Choice
“Sebhat Gebre-Egziabher wrote not by choice but by necessity — and what he carved from that necessity changed Amharic letters.”
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My Applause
“I clapped for you, I clapped against you; I clapped myself out — my applause, how are you?”
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A Thief and a Policeman (Police Station)
English audio drama — 29 min. By Dereje Desta.
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The Ethiopian Art of Saying “I’m Coming” Without Moving
“‘I’m coming’ — እየመጣሁ ነው — is the most flexible truth in Amharic. It can mean any time between right now and never.”
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The Bed
“Life’s Alpha and Omega — lying on the bed, contemplating the bed itself…”
“Colonel Zeleke will kill you for this nerve of yours!”