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Noel Cheruto

Noel Cheruto's work has appeared in the Johannesburg Review of Books, Kikwetu Journal, On the Premises, and elsewhere. She recently won silver in the Short Story Day Africa contest. 

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“Pinch off fist-sized balls and roll these into flat circles. Circles you turned in the morning of the coup.” Short Story
Noel Cheruto

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