Short Stories
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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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“The Proposal” — A Short Story by Cynthia Linlin
He gave me the proposal I wanted. The one I spoke to him about those nights we spent in his single room apartment on a bed that was as hard…
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“More Babies On the Way” — A Flash Fiction by Favour Chukwuemeka
“I was thirty-three when I had my first intercourse. And it was with your mother,” my dad would say when he wanted to begin a monologue akin to sex education.…
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“Sign of the Times” — A Short Story by Psychic
“What is that?” Lola screamed as she quickly came down from her car in the Lagos traffic that was about to begin because someone hit her car. She walked down…
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“Your Unexpected Visitor” — A Horror Story by Abigail Chukwu
It’s 11:35. You have been working all night. It just dawned on you that you have have not had your bath yet. You get up and walk into the bathroom.…
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“Welcome to Èkó” — A Short Story by Chiamaka James
You left your home by 5:30am to board a bus bound for the city of Èkó. You couldn’t sleep well the previous night because you had to complete your arrangements…
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“Her Diary” — A Flash Fiction by Allyna Kemmy
I fear depression most. It has this little way of digging into me, it touches my scars and peels away the scabs slowly … it’s tormenting. It feels so loud…
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“Strictly Confidential: Part 2” — A Short Series by Favour Chukwuemeka
Read Part 1. She’s begun to eat before I descended from upstairs. Like me, she’s fresh like those models from soap adverts. Her skin’s fairer than the morning sun and…
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“Sitting Quietly in the Bus” — A Flash Fiction by Anayo Martin
As you sat quietly, an unknown man with a strange physique sat beside you. His beard and hair looked rough and untidy. He growled and continuously glared at you. He…
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“Lagos Sex Escapades” — A Collection of Flash Fiction Stories by Nkechi Analikwu
Of all juicy topics I’ve heard, these perhaps, are the juiciest of them all. I had great laughs hearing all the sweet tales from the sexually active ones among us…
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“Third Chance” — A Flash Fiction by Gael
Salvation from damnation. That’s all I need at the moment. Something to ensure that my sanity is at an equilibrium. The presence of a church inside my soul or somewhere…
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“My Loving but Cheating Husband” — A Short Story by Tobe Davis
I was getting tired of the show. The life of Mrs. Williams did not turn out to be what I had foreseen for myself. I used to be a very…
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“Insomnia” — A Flash Fiction by Stella Ugwumba
There are some nights sleep becomes coy with me. Those nights, I watch behind the curtains, the serenity and beauty of how a busy road filled with souls have quietened.…
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“Strictly Confidential: Part 1” — A Short Series by Favour Chukwuemeka
Dairy food made Dabira sick; does it still? Walking slowly through the supermarket, I’m trying to picture a welcoming traditional dish in my mind, and then procure the ingredients with…
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“Of Hopes Squashed: Of Being a Woman” — A Flash Fiction by Chiamaka James
Standing before you is me, Chiamaka, and this is my story. Today, I came out of the fattening room after two weeks with other girls of my age group. The…
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“The Rona Doe Invasion” — A Flash Fiction Story by Mb Banks
Once upon a time, there was a serial killer named Rona Doe. An old man in a young body he was. He started his escapade since he was in his…
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“127 Seconds” — A Flash Fiction by Gael
I by chance got hold of my old dusty eulogy. I know it kind of seems obscure. I slowly perused through the pages, wiping off the dust and one moment…
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“Parents are Joy Killers” — A Short Story by Ayodelekofo
Sex is really sweet. I have no other words to describe it because those are the best words I can come up with, given my current addled imagination of ecstasy.…
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