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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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‘Blue’ by John Barigye
I would be hard-pressed to describe with clarity the scene that lay at my feet in the plantation of Muzeyi Mukabya on the cold, dewy morning of June 23rd. Having […] More
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‘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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‘On Her Birthday’ – Gabriella Muwanga
Derek brushed his fingers over the piano keys and pressed down with a confidence that would befuddle Mozart. The sweet melody of the piece he played rose into the air […] More
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in Fiction‘Life’ by Pearl Gahwera
There’s a popular, not solely nursery, rhyme about being dared to jump and what one would get in exchange for taking on the dare. One might say that that’s a […] More
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in Fiction‘Dother’ by Qwemy Tuki
The door to a black Land Cruiser Cygnus closed on a Monday morning with as much noise as ash descending on the earth. Sid thought he’d heard something but dismissed […] 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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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‘The Day Home Ended’ by Roland Aruho
It was a cloudy May afternoon, and all seemed well at the Mbaho residence. Eight-year-old Kenan was watching the latest sci-fi movie on the TV screen in the living room. […] 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‘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‘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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‘I Doodled Your Name By Force’ by Naggayi Sanyu Lydia
I doodled your name by force. Yes please. I was not going to be that girl who’d pass through her teenage years without ever doodling a boy’s name in a […] More
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‘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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#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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#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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‘Didn’t See That Coming’ by Migisha Boyd
“Ah! This chicken is hard!”, Belle exclaimed as she tried to saw through the chicken thigh one last time with the now-bloody knife. It reminded her of her late father’s […] 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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