Flash Fiction

Ross laid on his bed staring at the ceiling, when his curtains automatically opened, ushering sunlight into his bedroom.  For the first time in many moons, he noticed the beauty and warmth of the [...]

As a young boy, I missed a father’s touch. Every evening, I wanted to sit with my father and tell him why the rivers swallowed the fish. He, on the other hand, just wanted to sit quietly and [...]

I sat there in silence, scared out of my wits with my heart thundering in my ears. This was what stage fright felt like, I thought to myself. The crowd cheered as they waited for my performance [...]

“It would rain again,” that, Wemimo was sure of. She hoped her parents in Ilaje were safe. The incessant rain in Ilaje had embraced flooding of its environment. The town had many rivers and the [...]

The pain in my ribs reminded me that I should’ve cared 10 years ago when people protested the clearing of trees to build a new coal factory on the surrounding hills of town because of the [...]

I felt a sense of dread as I entered the polling station. Who else wouldn’t? This was the day of the big election, and tensions were high. The tantrums and curses from each side had set the stage [...]

The respirator seemed to be sucking the air out of his decayed lungs instead of assisting Bra Joe’s breathing. Self-pity accompanied the realisation that he was to die an indigent despite having [...]

“So who is the Ghanaian layman?” “I don’t know, oh! What do you think Chris?” Chris stirred his alomo and lime with his pinky. “The Ghanaian layman is a cultural icon. An ever changing ideation. [...]

My father is a man who prides himself in his ability to provide for his family. Born ninth out of ten children, his parents named him Nkrumah. My father is not educated, he can somewhat write, [...]

Your warm kiss woke me, and I embraced you as the night’s sleep left me. We prepared ourselves for our journey miles away. I travelled miles and miles with you. We stopped the car to view our [...]