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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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in Fiction#SSWCIII – His Slave, their Queen by Margaret Wamanga
Surrounded by a thick security detail, with her shoulders back, her head held high and a slight constant smile playing on her lips as her eyes skimmed through the adoring, […] 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#SSWCIII – ‘Daddy’s Little Girl’ by Prossy Bnk
I used to hear some folks in our city say that nobody was perfect but I bet those folks had never met my dad for he was the best and […] 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‘Is This It?’ by Dave Ndyanabo
Oli kiliya(clear)?” ..came the rough retort from the bloodshot bangi-chewing bear of a man that was my housemate. It was what we chose to greet our lot in this dungeon […] 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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#SSWCIII – Abasezi by Bwogi Mark Kakuru Timothy
Uneasy lies the head that wears the crown, he thought. Shakespeare might be one of joys of Western education, he mused. Technically though, he neither had a crown nor wore […] 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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#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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