Editions - The Red String

Editions

Old editions are here. Recent editions can be found at https://bit.ly/the-red-string

Twenty-Fourth Knot

Twenty-Fourth Knot

Hello readers, I'm not quite sure how to describe this edition to you, other than to say it was a load off my chest. I was able to articulate a major issue that bothers me, describe a major issue that bothers all of us, and introduce you all to some

The Whole 9 Yards of 2012

The Whole 9 Yards of 2012

It is done! Finally, the special edition I promised you all since last November is complete. Both myself, and my editor (Simi) have put a lot of time and effort into getting this done, and we really hope you enjoy it. 😀 In keeping with our recent web redesign, this edition

Twenty-Third Knot

Twenty-Third Knot

Hi guys, Last month's edition (The 23rd Knot) is now available for download and browsing. I forgot to post it last month, have been way too busy recently, and haven't even written anything new for this month. So you may have to make do with this for a while. Sorry

Twenty-Second Knot

Twenty-Second Knot

Merry Christmas guys, and a belated Happy New Year as well. I say that here, because I didn't remember to say any of that in this month's edition, and I genuinely hope you enjoyed your end of year celebrations. A lot of interesting stuff has been going on with me

Twenty-First Knot

Twenty-First Knot

Hey guys, Sorry for the late edition but I haven't been feeling too well lately. Anyway, without further ado, here's the 21st Knot You may also download it from here

Oops!

Sorry folks, Looks like I've broken my downloads page. Unfortunately, I don't have time to fix it right now. But you can still: * Grab the PDF here, and * Read it on the Blog here Thanks

Nineteenth Knot

Nineteenth Knot

Hey folks, Long time no activity. Have you missed me? Well I'm back again with the latest from my life in the 19th knot. You may not remember how to get it anymore, since it's been about 4 months, so here are some shortcuts. 1. To download: Click here 2.

Eighteenth Knot

Eighteenth Knot

Oh no! A bit of my OCD with vocabulary comes out in this edition as I talk about the value of knowing the right term and how I would very much defeat you in a game of Words With Friends. Catch up with the 18th knot see what you think.

Seventeenth Knot

Seventeenth Knot

After a month of absentia, The Red String is back with it's 17th edition spanning the events of both February and March to make up for lost time. As always: * the PDF can be downloaded from here, and * the Blog posts read here

Sixteenth Knot

Hello Everyone, I am so, soooo, sorry. I've been really, really, busy and my articles for some reason took me a lot of time to write. I would say more, but I do make a proper apology and explanation here so let's skip all that. Anyway, the 16th knot is

Fifteenth Knot

Happy New Year all! So sorry for the delay. Been pretty busy with real life and the real world. Big thanks to all those who've kept checking back, I've noticed your daily visits 🙂 Well now it's here, the 15th edition of The Red String. The 16th will also come out

Fourteenth Knot

Fourteenth Knot

Hey Everyone, I hope you all had a happy thanksgiving. I know I did. In fact I had a pretty good month! Read this month's edition to find out about it. Oh and lest I forget, I've started putting embedded links in the PDFs this month. You can just click

Thirteenth Knot

Thirteenth Knot

Hello everyone, It's that time again! A new edition of The Red String is available in PDF format and will be up on the blog shortly. You know where to get it, you know how to get it, so please enjoy this month's edition: The 13th knot. * PDF Edition * On

The Whole 9 Yards

The Whole 9 Yards

Hello Everyone, I know I really cut it close on this one and that for some of you it is already October. But I truly wanted to give you all a little something special this month. Something to commemorate the 1st birthday of The Red String. So I came up

From Sandgrouse to Short-Order

From Sandgrouse to Short-Order

Damola goes to cooking school!!! ...and what a great time he has there. Be prepared for a great read in this special edition all about the month long teenage chef course I took at Double Portion Ltd while I was in Nigeria. From buying ingredients at Sandgrouse market on Lagos

Eleventh Knot

Hey guys, It's always sunny in Philadelphia except when its raining cats & dogs like it is tonight. But I'm glad to be back here regardless and perhaps I'll tell you all about my triumphant return next month. This month however, we've got plenty in the way of contributed articles. We

Tenth Knot

Hello readers, This month we finally reach the conclusion of our long running story Andoral, and we have a new contribution (by Chidi) as well as a few changes I'm looking to make here on The Red String. Enjoy the contributed articles, and please check out the announcements to see

Ninth Knot

Happy Father's Day! AND (for those of you who don't know) Happy Sickle Cell Day! There's a whole lot to celebrate today isn't there? Father's day, Sickle Cell day, it's a Sunday... and it's also the day you get to meet our new editor! Isn't that fantabulous!? Well, I hope

Eighth Knot

It's that time of the month again, and another edition of The Red String is up for your viewing pleasure. This time, we introduce the short story Andoral by Akin O, among other things. Once again you can find: * the blog posts here, * and the pdf here. Enjoy!

Seventh Knot

Phew! Just in the nick of time! Believe me when I say we were only a few minutes away from having no edition for the month of April. But thankfully I got it up before the stroke of midnight (in Nigeria). You know where to look: * here for the PDF,

Sixth Knot

Hey guys, Sorry for the late edition. Things have been going a bit awry with my return trip to the U.S. In fact, so awry that I'll probably do a whole special edition on it next month! Until then, please bear with any delays in my posting. You may

Fifth Knot

The February edition of The Red String is now available online both for download as a PDF and for online reading on the blog. * For Download: click here * To Browse: click here

Fourth Knot corrected & Available online

Fourth Knot corrected & Available online

Hey all, I have successfully finished transcribing the Fourth Knot from PDF to the blog so you can now access all the posts online. I have also corrected the error in the PDF regarding the last section "I'm on a Plane" and uploaded the new PDF for all who care

Fourth Knot

Hey all, The January edition of The Red String (Fourth Knot) is now available as a PDF for download. I am not sure when I will be able to get the blog posts up as I am currently in Lagos Nigeria with a spastic internet connection and equally spastic electricity

Third Knot

Hey all, Sorry to keep you all waiting till so late in the month... and just before Christmas too! The December edition of The Red String is now available online via the blog. I will provide download links later in the day. For now, I just really have to go