Short Story Writing Competition
TOP STORIES FROM YOUR SELECTION
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in Fiction‘Kidolopia’ by Edward Musisi
But wait, is that even possible? Can anyone leave ‘the castle’? How does she even know about it? I guess I was not the only one learning more than was […] More
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in Fiction‘Dear Liz’ by Kakinda Maria Birungi
“I am a man of action,” Musa says with finality. When I fell in love with him, I became the spring flower that unfolded itself enticingly, to him pleading to […] More
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in Fiction‘Writing Your Story’ by Ophelia Kemigisha
Last weekend, I was attending a discussion in a room with a view of the street and a nearby field. On the tables, almost everyone had pairs of shades and […] More
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in Fiction‘A Very Important Meeting’ by Maria Nabatanzi
A beautifully familiar peachy golden sky signals the beginning of a brief moment of calmness, before traffic descends upon Helen’s neighborhood. Soon, Toyota Prados, Noahs, Ipsums and BMW’s with tinted […] More
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#SSWC – Short Story Writing Competition – Third Edition
And like a line from an Arnold Schwarzenegger movie, we are back! The third edition of the Short Story Writing Competition will have a few tweaks – what’s life without […] More
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in Fiction#SSWCIII – Deus Ex Machina by Lennox Kesington
CHAPTER I MEMENTO MORI Misery may be manifold, and despair is likely relentless, but there is nothing quite so designed to inspire the supremeness of psychological distress as the fear […] More
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in Fiction‘Taming the Flame’ by Okello Herbert Andrew
Grandpa stood silhouetted against the vast orange horizons of the setting tropical sun; neither calls of the wild, of the sweeping sound of wind whistling through trees, nor the call […] More
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in Fiction‘Ear to the Ground’ by Symon Kenny
“What the f…” “Yo yo yo! Not in front of the kids, man! What’s wrong with you?” “Oh. Sorry. Sometimes this shit just spills out.” “Ugh!” “I mean, why is […] More
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in Fiction‘The Feast’ by Richard Obonyo
It was barely dawn, a few birds in the near distance were singing when two strong built men lifted the lion skin that was used as the barrier at the […] More
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in Fiction#SSWCIII – Losing Innocence by Lutwama Buttercup Kylie
Adeke gathered her faded purple nightgown tightly around her thin shoulders and moved to sit on the floor, near the lone candle mounted on the hollow tip of an empty […] More
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in Fiction‘Not Spies But Battalions’ by Gloria W Nanfuka
“Vaawo waano” she yelled, getting shocked at the sound of her own voice. He was back. The spirit that had haunted her was back and he wouldn’t stop mocking her. […] More
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in Fiction‘Hell Hath No Fury’ by Julian Icyl Jones
Hell hath no fury.…brain damage effects no limit…. December 3rd 2015 Bena and Isaac went on what must have been their 80th date in six months. She wore another of […] More
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in Fiction‘Right By Her’ by D’rita Nanyanzi
“I pray God blesses your marriage through good and hard times, to hold unto and care for each other in all circumstances. May He bless you as you birth a […] More
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in Fiction#SSWCIII – House of the Rising Sun by Daniel Nuwamanya
It is 7.30 in the evening. The sun has already disappeared behind the horizon. The night is gathering fast. I can tell from the way the small rhombuses of light […] 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 Kanzu Casuality
There I stood—Ntinda’s unofficial mannequin—draped in a kanzu starched so stiff it could’ve doubled as a coffin. Auntie Carol, armed with a carnation and a grin wider than the Nile, […] More
