By Diriye Osman Cuentos para niños perdidos The Spanish translation of Diriye Osman's award-winning debut is here. Peep this gorgeousness.
By Diriye Osman Resilience Is King In this essay, Diriye Osman makes a case for resilience in the face of hardship.
By Diriye Osman How To Weaponize Boredom Boredom is essential to creativity, argues Diriye Osman in this finer-than-a-feather essay.
By Diriye Osman Why We Must Tell Our Own Stories Diriye Osman reflects on why telling queer Somali stories with an intersectional edge is his goal.
By Diriye Osman Chronicling Queer African Lives Diriye Osman celebrates the rich interconnection between his faith, sexual identity and heritage.
By Diriye Osman The Queering Of Sleeping Beauty Diriye Osman discusses how he remixed 'Sleeping Beauty' into a modern Somali story.
By Diriye Osman Lessons In Self-Preservation Self-preservation is the name of the game in an increasingly hostile world. Peep this dopeness.
By Diriye Osman The Impermanence Of Dislocation In this moving essay, Diriye Osman explores the impact of dislocation in all it's sticky-ickiness. Get stuck in.
By Diriye Osman The Thrill Of Literary Androgyny Diriye Osman delves into his appreciation for literary gender-fuckery.
By Diriye Osman The Small, Scared Animal Within Diriye Osman explores the desire for solitude and introspection in the digital age.
By Diriye Osman For Colored Boys A paean to the generations of past and present queer men of color who have paved the way.
By Diriye Osman The Power Of A Complex Heritage A personal reflection on the need for valuing our identities.
By Diriye Osman Letter To My 13-Year-Old Self If you had the chance to write to your thirteen-year-old self, what advice would you give?
By Diriye Osman Documents Of Survival Diriye Osman examines his history of mental illness and how he has found inventive ways to survive.
By Diriye Osman Of LGBT Youth And Their Parents An essay about the traumatic experience of coming out when you're young.
By Diriye Osman The Seeds Of My Present Condition An appreciation of Rotimi Fani-Kayode and his genius representations of black gay life.
By Diriye Osman This Is How Art Can Save A Life A short essay about the healing properties of art-making.
By Diriye Osman How Mental Illness Fed My Creativity When Diriye Osman was diagnosed with bipolar disorder, his fears fuelled his creative fire.
By Diriye Osman Reading Helped Me Regain My Voice A moving essay about the connection between trauma, reading and recovery.
By Diriye Osman Femininity In Men Is A Form Of Power Diriye Osman embraces his androgyny in this delicious essay.
By Diriye Osman To Be Young, Gay And African A powerful essay about pride and resilience in the face of brutality.
