Fiction
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LYING IN WAIT
Dust we are and onto dust we shall return. The words are reverberating in my mind as I watch the…
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Caught Between A Rock And A Hard-on
My name is Buchi. I’m in the university and I live off-campus, in the lodge known as Mediatrix. When I…
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THE GOLIATH IN DAVID
Uncle David isn’t really my uncle. He is my mother’s adopted brother. He was my first crush and I remember…
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EVERY INCH OF ME
I watch my boss as he walks up to me. His name is Henry, a thick chocolate candy of a…
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FLOWERS ON HIS HEAD
The first time you heard the word ‘Grindr’ was on a series on the telly. One of the gay characters…
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BY THE RIVER
Chinedu crouched quietly in the clearing in the bush by the banks of the Mmiriani River, a place that usually…
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Till My Blood Runs Dry
I could see my brother clearly even though all the other dancers blended, intoxicated by Taarab music till they cast…
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Thrill Chasers
“Where are you?” The words pop up on my screen. It is a private message from someone. I check the…
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FATHER, FORGIVE ME, FOR I HAVE SINNED
Writer’s Word: This is a work of fiction and I do not, in any way, support pedophilia. 7: 38 pm…
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THE THRESHOLD
I was born on a cold dreary September morning. My mother would sometimes tell me in that way people tell…
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