Prose – Page 2

The Ghosts of 1589

As the sun plunges into the westerly end of the ocean in slow motion, basketball-like, beyond the weather-beaten skyscrapers...

Written by Tom Mwiraria on May 11, 2018. Posted in Nonfiction, Prose. Leave a Comment

Webs of lines are etched deeply into his face. A set of languid, deeply burrowed eyes tell the tale of a man tortured...

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Written by Abdullahi Jamaa on April 11, 2018. Posted in Fiction, Prose. 1 Comment

Mrs. Mwanaidi Juma is seated in front of her rectangular makeshift hut. A few meters from her is a warm open hearth beside...

Written by Moraa Gitaa on April 11, 2018. Posted in Fiction, Prose. 1 Comment

Outside, the men are about to perform ablution required before acts of worship, washing their faces and limbs. I listen...

Written by Shadrack Katana on April 10, 2018. Posted in Fiction, Prose. 2 Comments

Rose stared at the clock wishing it could move quickly so that she could live her life. The time had finally come to appear...

Written by Kyesubire Greigg on April 10, 2018. Posted in Fiction, Prose. Leave a Comment

It was a warm Saturday morning; an ideal time to divorce oneself from demanding tasks. James was listening to the subtle...

Written by Abu Amirah on April 10, 2018. Posted in Fiction, Prose. Leave a Comment

I met him at club Fly So Fly where I had ceased being a butterfly having suffered a broken neck after falling head first...

Written by Marcel Aduda on April 10, 2018. Posted in Fiction, Prose. 1 Comment

February 3, 2013 (Prodigy) “Useless!” he yells, violently tumbling books off his desk and down to the floor. “Why can’t...

Written by Vivian Vanisha on April 10, 2018. Posted in Fiction, Prose. Leave a Comment

Ever since the end of the rainy season, ever since the destruction of the village green house and the chief’s little baraza,...