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Distance #Stories4Health
Missing morning prep had been my usual agenda, but this time the new Warden, Mr. Fluggy, had declassified my innovation. As a way to extend my usual night sleep that […] More
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COVICUVEN-21 #Stories4Health
Vero sat next to the charcoal stove outside a half-mud, half-cemented house concentrating on eating her kasoli in perfect lines. It always seemed more organized to her and polite; surely any […] More
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in FictionKintu and Nambi; Decisions #13
Continued from Nambi’s Plea #12 By Mugabe Victor I could feel it. That strangling feeling that grips your throat as you try to fight back the tears. My mind was […] More
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No Rest for the Wicked
“What happened with your day?” Tom glanced at the portal and looked into the numerous eyes of the other versions of him. He did not think he could ever possibly […] More
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Log Entry 180; Day X Of Lockdown #Stories4Health
“Hello lover,” she whispered in hushed tones At least; I thought she did. My eyes lids attempted to tear open as the queer scent of a metallic concoction struck my […] More
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in FictionKintu and Nambi; Secrets #30
Continued from; A Tender Farewell #29 By Mugabe Victor Kayikuzi stood frozen in place as he watched Nambi and Kintu walk off to their fresh new beginning. The rainbow would […] More
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in Fiction#SSWCIII – The Other Side by Mable Barbara Amuron
It’s quiet here. I think I can hear an echo. Even when I’m whispering. Musty too. Why do all Your ‘houses’ have to be musty? Is it the sweat of […] More
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The Still Wonder, Volume 2 – About Today
The Still Wonder is an illustrated book that some friends and I remotely compiled and which is now available as an e-book (Text/Whatsapp Gabe on +256 771 686 545, Only […] More
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in FictionWine: a short story
One of my boyfriends introduced me to wine. The memory of its taste has never left me -it was so good! If the demons of alcoholism in my father’s lineage […] More
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in Fiction‘Fireball’ – Innocent Immaculate Acan
The nights in Lomukura are like sin – hot as lust sometimes and cold as murder when one least expects it. On this night, invisible flames lick at my body […] More
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Alyvea – Passion and Purity
When I got onto the night train, I looked for my seat, praying to God that it would be a window seat. I walked down the aisle looking at the […] More
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A Moving Mine
Part 1: Beneath the surface It was a beautiful normal day in Kwesele village, a home in the northwestern part of Zambia. Where the sun dipped into the horizon and […] More
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The Night The Lights Went Out
The air hung heavy with the silence of a world unplugged. No rhythmic hum of refrigerators, no soft glow of televisions, only the melancholic chirp of crickets serenaded the starlit […] More
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A MOVING MINE
Part 2: A Glimpse of Destiny As the day unfolds, the daily activities are set in the community; villagers are busy in maize fields, and the young girls head to […] More
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Sisters are Taking Care of Business
Disclaimer: I was in the middle of a long note, and kept getting side-tracked. It was probably going to be the longest thing I had written so far, and needed […] More
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in FictionDaughter of the Resurrection, Melissa Kiguwa
This is one of the stories that came out of the Writivism 2014, a project of the Centre for African Cultural Excellence, with the assistance of several partner organisations, which identifies, trains and […] More
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‘I Was Wondering…Could You Hold Me Now?’ (A Valentine’s Day Tale, Part II)
DISCLAIMER: Like most things involving love, this is a work of fiction. Brenda set the living room coffee table with a practiced ease that made her wistful. She had planned […] More
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The Depressed Infant
It is a late Thursday evening in downtown Bweyogerere. In, Kakana Clinic, a shoddy establishment run by even more shoddy staff, a woman is placed on one of the rickety […] More
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