2021

‘Hunger’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Three months after the breakup, you meet Paquito. Well,…

‘It Ends with a Kiss’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   The first time Kajri kissed…

‘An Analysis of a Fragile Affair’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   INTRODUCTION In the very…

‘some words ending in a sentence’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Hung: It would be…

‘Starry Night’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   The week before Dad dies, we discuss aesthetics in Philosophy…

‘The Woman; or Euryale’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   They said no girl was a…

‘The Current Climate’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   The new branch manager, Mr. Chandru, noticed…

'Class Struggle' was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Bathed in moonlight, his steed approached her in…

‘Rabbit’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   My caretaker holds up the stunned rabbit by its…

‘A for Abortion’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   I walk into the tiny living room…

‘Tourism is our Business’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   The first time was an accident.…

‘English at the End of Time’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   Evening lingered among neem…

‘Ogbuefi’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   When Papa returns home in the evening, I am…

‘Genuine Human Hair’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   I introduce myself and tell her it’s…

‘Carved’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   The moon is uncarved bone. Raw, untouched, smooth like…

‘Tetra Hydro Cannabinol’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   My mother, Puseletso, has always shown us…