Short Stories
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“The Demon, Abra” — A Flash Fiction by Chimdindu Vivian Esimoleze
The demon in grandma’s story is real. I have known since I was little. It all started the night she told me the bedtime story. I was five. It was…
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“Snake Man” — A Flash Fiction by Chimdindu Vivian Esimoleze
I was standing by the road side waiting for a taxi when I had this urge to empty my bladder. I did not go at first to search for where…
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“Execution” — A Flash Fiction by Abigail Chukwu
“Last words?” the nurse said, as she stood over me, holding a lethal injection in her hand. I closed my eyes and thought of all the things I could say.…
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“Sex in Sales” — A Flash Fiction by Okpara Uchenna
Just outside the shop was a showcase of tempered glasses willing wallets into buying on the spot. In the shop, stood a man and a woman talking at one end;…
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“Never Enough” — A Flash Fiction by N. C. E
“It’s not you, Nneoma, it’s me. I fell in love and I can’t help it,” the man I called my father said. “I’m tired of playing hide-and-seek. I want to…
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“Maradona 2.0” — A Flash Fiction by Muhammad Haruna
A group of children in their school uniforms gather around the school’s football pitch. Among them are children spectators from another school who watch by the sidelines; about 4 or…
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“Beautiful As None Comes” — A Flash Fiction by Favour Chukwuemeka
Green peppers always secure a place in every meal that you prepare; I cannot grapple with how you fit them into a bowl of milk custard. They are just like…
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“Near-death Experience” — A Flash Fiction by Chimdindu Vivian Esimoleze
She would occasionally inflict pain on herself so she could lick the blood from the wound. It was so disturbing to see. I once caught her with a knife trying…
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“Berserker” — A Short Story by Nice Mwaura
Three is a perfect number. When someone calls you for the first time, that is a mistake. When they call you for the second time, that is probably coincidence. When…
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“Negligence” — A Flash Fiction by Jane bu Smith
Dimma was down with a big fever. Mama who never believed in the word modernization was sitting beside her, a sponge in hand dabbing at her face. There was also…
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“The Pages of Fate Have Twists” — A Flash Fiction by Aries
I sat on the sandy beach, watching the water move like it was controlled by an external force, and although I knew the water was pushed by an external force,…
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“Max” — A Flash Fiction by Chukwuebuka Harrison Aninze
By the time Max got to the party it was late. He’d overslept. The blaring techno music thumped in his head like a heartbeat and the flashing lights made him…
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“One Last Time” — A Flash Fiction by Allyna Kemmy
Is it easy to heal? Does it really ever heal and end? “I don’t believe it ends, I just trust that we learn to live with it. We grow strong,…
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“Desperation” — A Flash Fiction by Chukwuebuka Harrison Aninze
Jenny was not sure about how to feel when a red hummer finally pulled over. She was grateful to have a customer but hated both him and herself for what…
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“Drive” — A Flash Fiction by Chukwuebuka Harrison Aninze
Perched on a chair, I perused a pamphlet in my hand. Although I had read it cover to cover, I needed something to do while waiting for the interviewer. They…
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“The Family of Spirits” — A Short Story by Favour Chukwuemeka
Not everyone is capable of cutting deals with the dead. And I say this as a part of that ‘not everyone’. On the morning of September 15th, I am dead…
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“Who Named Me Girl?” — A Flash Fiction by Christiana Jayeoba
I sat over my bunk bed and watched my legs dangling over the edges. “Mummy,” I began, “Why are my legs so small?” Mummy paused in her action and looked…
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“The Ants in My Pants” — A Short Story by Nice Mwaura
This is no story; it has more of my history. The geography traces back to the journey of a thousand miles I made in my home in the grave. Sorry,…
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“My Last Will” — A Flash Fiction by Nice Mwaura
Maybe life is too short to live the same day twice and my life is shorter because I have lived the same day more than thrice. So if my tomorrow…
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“What About Us?” — A Flash Fiction by Nice Mwaura, Emily Millern and Brainy O Bee
Introduction I plucked a daisy and soaked it in a pool of insecurities and wants. She loves me, she loves me not. Barbara’s POV From the torn pages of my…
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