Fiction

‘The No Sex Thing’ was shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   A bride and groom stand at…

‘How to Operate the New Eco-Protect Five-in-One Climate Control Apparatus’ was shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.  …

1. Don't Worry About a Thing Today begins with anticipation and reggae. Seven am. The last time I was up…

Shaheda holds the bag close to her chest to stop the shivers, folding her hands tightly around it. It is…

Like a Candlelight Struggling Against a Soft Breeze The name of the shop is Yori Yori Beauty Palace. I often…

Dear Nanozga,  Per Amama’s instruction, this letter should be something beautiful about what it means to be Zambian, from aunt…

‘Damn you, Annabeth!’  Mama came at me with an empty Pall Mall carton, twisted it in my face. I politely…

There’s a place I knew where my mother planted trees and children. All took root. The trees grew tall, straight,…

On the morning when I spritzed a Dove spray on the nape of my neck and dabbed it lightly on…

Paris, 19 August 2021 Chère Simone, My latest attempt to write your story is a failure. ‘Laboured,’ says my editor,…

for Andrew Joseph Philogene

Jared didn’t want to go home. He rather considered walking to the nearby beach and jumping into the water so…

I’m outside Tony’s Auto Glass in Maitland waiting for a new windscreen. My van’s worth less than the windscreen, but…

Atiya Firewood sat on the bench reserved for the Pastor’s family, towards the side of the pulpit. Alone. Just as…

‘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…