Short Stories

THE LEVITICUS First, she had to get her sob story straight: “I’m so nervous and I’m struggling to concentrate, yet I need to because, as a lawyer, I want to make a change at the Constitutional [...]

A long time ago in the lands of Igbuzo, a man birthed his only daughter before he died in an attack by a neighbouring community. The widowed wife of the man decided to raise her only child – [...]

Alor Biong moved stealthily along the shores of the river Kiir, ducking low from time to time. It was his turn to watch for danger that might surprise the crew. It had been weeks since his [...]

I sat huddled in the corner of the living room, the cold floor serving as my refuge. Thoughts raced through my mind, a chaotic mix of everything and nothing at all. My gaze drifted to the [...]

I stood by the side of the road in the burning sun waiting for a bus to come my way. I incessantly kept looking at my watch, despairing within my head about how much longer my weary legs and [...]

March 15, 2015 “Father, please don’t go! We hardly spend any time together, and now you’re leaving again!” I sobbed, clinging to his legs as if my entire existence depended on it. He struggled to [...]

That particular Sallah morning at Bagwai was the coldest I had ever experienced. The chill of the harmattan wind made it feel like something, or someone was being avenged upon us. The previous [...]

Today, East Ridge High’s senior and junior students are about to engage in a football showdown. They have been preparing for this event since the start of the term, and it is their last match as [...]

The allure of forbidden love is captivating and intoxicating, weaving its enchantment until complete immersion is inevitable. Such was the fate of Oyin as she stealthily ventured out of her home [...]

A colossal, ominous cloud loomed above Duka village. A foreboding presence that sent shivers down the spines of its inhabitants. Flashes of lightning danced within its depths, and its eerie hum [...]