Category: Fiction

The bell tolls; the king has just died. Kairo, the crown prince, a weakling boy of sixteen runs through the castle.

“Good evening, MultiChoice customer service, how can I help you?” “This thing of yours is useless.” “Calm down sir and please tell me the issue you’re having so

The clouds are dark and ominous and the weather is unforgivingly cold. My fingers are frozen and my legs feel like two blocks of ice. I drag myself

I am no longer the girl who had her life put together: the fun loving girl who used to find happiness in small things. I am no longer

I sit hunched in a corner at the subway my eyes darting for signs of a good Samaritan while at the same time trying to hide from the

Also published on Brittle Paper I’m running late, I have just lied to baba again, I do that a lot of times nowadays. Baba doesn’t understand that I

First published on Brittlepaper Mutiso has just caved into our house. He was fixing the roof, and he didn’t know the roof was made of clay. He has

First published on Afreada “How long have you been here?” His colleague asks, fleetingly. “One year, three months.” He responds with a despondent icy tone. He tries to