Dare

to tell stories of people caught in the act of becoming; becoming legend, ghost, god, or free.

THIS IS CAGED OCEAN DUB

out in stores everywhere now!

#weirdfiction #africansff

From myth-soaked villages to haunted futures, Caged Ocean Dub weaves a chorus of girls, gods, ghosts, and glitching timelines. This genre-bending collection of speculative fiction draws from African cosmologies, surreal horror, soft sci-fi, and spiritual mythmaking

my debut collection is officially out in Nigeria today! after being born in the US & the UK in 2023, it came here to meet me halfway. i am fizzing with gratitude to the Supreme Being, to the publisher, to kindest friends, and to all future readers.

Welcome to the weird.👹

Cover image of ZamaShort #6 'Sindi Fair' by Dare Segun Falowo

Publication Day! ZamaShort #6 'Sindi Fair' by Dare Segun Falowo @dsfalowo.bsky.social

In the mythical African Kingdom of Uju, Chief Len and his son Fren must undertake a journey to find a cure. A tale of magic, achillean romance and finding one’s true self.

#booksky #fantasy #lgbtq #AfricanSFF

I'VE GOT NEWS FOR YOU HONEY: am so excited for you all to read this short story and enter the world of Uju. Loosely inspired by fairytales, esp. Cinderella and the myth of Persephone + a first exploration of queer romance in my ouevre.

Out October 1!

/so excited for my zamashort to hit the digital shelves/

Fantastic story by the excellent Dare Segun Falowo @dsfalowo.bsky.social acquired, will release 1st Oct. 2025 (we have been working on it a while, just finalised everything).

#AfricanSFF #booksky 🪐📚💙

A femme tree goddess rises from the waters and lands. Her legs are composed of tree roots, her dress emulates the shape of the vulva and vagina. The dress folds and curtains transform into a veil that bisects the figure. Tree branches emerge from the crown and head, and house a glowing sun.

Yeyo
Digital and acrylic on paper
2012
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One of my faves from the archive. It set the stage for how I see & envision my paintings. Embodied, archetypal, ancestral, futurist, jewel tones anchored in the dust and browns of the earth, mythological.
Inspired by Erkyah Badu's Yeyo (and mom trauma lol)

one of my favorite paintings ever. 🌞

such gorgeous art. 🌞

The cover of the Nigerian edition of Caged Ocean Dub by Dare Segun Falowo. A black background covered in a series of mystical artifacts and symbols: a green dragon, a blue cat, a hand with an eye in the palm.

COVER REVEAL

Hi all!
I am excited to share the cover of my debut collection of short stories, "Caged Ocean Dub", which will be published in Nigeria, by Masobe Books. I look forward to the book finding a fresh audience in its home country, and am honored to be a new member of the Masobe family.

🐉🌊🌞

Artwork of a lake with reflections of the starry sky above it. Lotus flowers are growing on the surface and stars and white bunnies are shooting across it.

shooting stars 🌟💫

Donate to Help D.S. Falowo Create a New Home and Heal, organized by Ranti Olaose *Help D.S. Falowo Create a New Home and Heal* Update 1: an MRI of my s… Ranti Olaose needs your support for Help D.S. Falowo Create a New Home and Heal

hi

currently in a too-narrow place, destabilized. chronically ill. still in the process of finding a new home + safe nook, after surviving a mob and losing my living space to prejudice, in September of last year.

aid, boost.
pls. everything helps.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-ds-fa...

"Nonchalant" by Cheryl Ntumy is a glimpse at a world in which human behaviour and psychology are policed and tailored. A meditation on what it means to be oneself.

willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/2020/04/09/n...

Happy New Year all. May this new cycle be good to us. ✨ 🎇 ✨

Donate to Help D.S. Falowo Create a New Home and Heal, organized by Ranti Olaose *Help D.S. Falowo Create a New Home and Heal* Update 1: an MRI of my s… Ranti Olaose needs your support for Help D.S. Falowo Create a New Home and Heal

hi

currently in a too-narrow place, destabilized. chronically ill. still in the process of finding a new home + safe nook, after surviving a mob and losing my living space to prejudice, in September of last year.

aid, boost.
pls. everything helps.

www.gofundme.com/f/help-ds-fa...

#africansff

this is a list of the African speculative fiction that I come across on my cyber treks through the interwebs

The Future Ancients from @prisoner187.bsky.social is a psychedelic sci-fi weave about finding your way back, to a living planet of the ancestral. making peace with the ripples of ancient war, as mirage, as psychic broadcast, as mass memory.

🤖👻🧐

willthisbeaproblem.co.ke/2024/11/05/t...

Faith is a Butterfly Resting on a Rotting Eye (or The Art of Faith) As children grow into adulthood, it is often hard to know who is the elder until you are told. With Akpan and Udo, anyone could tell at first sight, on first hearing, who was Akpan, the first son i…

In "the Art of Faith", @gabbyharry.bsky.social takes us into a world of sacrifice and hungry gods, exploring the shifting weight of belief with a deft hand. This one stuns.

strangehorizons.com/fiction/fait...

your words are wondrous 👹

thank u.
may you enjoy reading it.

Desperate Ark Wives by Somto Ihezue, Haven Spec Magazine Fiction for the 21st Century!

Desperate Ark Wives is a radiant scream, hungry for fun, straight out of the void. A fresh testament of chaos and love. @somtoihezue.bsky.social and his elastic pen hold nothing back.

www.havenspec.com/desperate-ar...

Cast of Wonders 580: Bodies of Sand and Blood | Cast of Wonders Sneaking into your father’s shrine is one of the most stupid things you have ever done, yet you feel entirely at home among the hanging masks and horsetails. Lanterns beside the doorway and at the…

Bodies of Sand and Blood by @plangdineple.bsky.social is rich in possibility. A look at what it takes to create a truer self, against all odds.

www.castofwonders.org/2024/04/cast...

The cover of Dare Segun Falowo's CAGED OCEAN DUB.

This is my first ever book, a collection called "CAGED OCEAN DUB". Released June 2023. It contains a rich collage of big and small stories across a variety of textures and genres, all set in Nigeria. It is published on Android Press in the US.

#africansff

thank you. 🥲

💮 indubitably 💮

thank you, Somto.

thank you. 😊

today is my birthday 🎂 i am honored to have lived this long to experience being and beauty on this earth.

welcome to all who are gathered in following.

not the most adept of Internet users but I'll try to share things I like / find and all keep u up to date with what I work on.

enjoy being alive!