Surge
For Dr S Waite A glass door separates us. My teacher stands on the other side of my apartment,…
Africa
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Stories
Editorial Issue 1 – Pain, Pea-Sized or Not…
Health The state of being free from illness or injury. A person’s mental or physical condition. Through fiction and non-fiction,…
Ijeoma
March 2021 Hi. My name is Ijeoma, and this is the story of my life. Or, I guess I should…
Vagina Diaries
There’s a kind of pain that strikes and dies at the speed of a blink. You’ll still feel its sharpness.…
Thandiwe
‘Ali na ng’anda yu nana ofuna lini kumvwa m’lilimo waleza.’ She with a leaking roof, does not want to hear…
Lifestyle Guide for The Discerning Witch
‘Lifestyle Guide for The Discerning Witch’ was shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. You will be your…
How to Operate the New Eco-Protect Five-in-One Climate Control Apparatus
‘How to Operate the New Eco-Protect Five-in-One Climate Control Apparatus’ was shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. …
The Brief Life of a Beautiful Thing
1. Don't Worry About a Thing Today begins with anticipation and reggae. Seven am. The last time I was up…
I will Always Love You like Whitney Houston
Like a Candlelight Struggling Against a Soft Breeze The name of the shop is Yori Yori Beauty Palace. I often…
Imbambazi & Homing birds
Imbambazi Stashed in our wet residual memory, Mother walks with fast legs, Like mother hen on sighting an eagle up…
A Doctor, a Lawyer, an Engineer or a Shame to the Family
Dear Nanozga, Per Amama’s instruction, this letter should be something beautiful about what it means to be Zambian, from aunt…
Editorial Issue 2 – We Must Speak OUT!
Did you know that when a little girl loses her mother, all she wants to do is live with her…
A Matter of Time
On the morning when I spritzed a Dove spray on the nape of my neck and dabbed it lightly on…
Dubem
Today makes it one year; one year since we went out, raised our painted signs, waved our flags, believing with…
Fish Nor Fowl
I’m outside Tony’s Auto Glass in Maitland waiting for a new windscreen. My van’s worth less than the windscreen, but…
A for Abortion
‘A for Abortion’ was shortlisted for the 2021 Commonwealth Short Story Prize. I walk into the tiny living room…