Fiction – Hekaya

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Riwaya hii ya mwandishi Omar Kibulanga ilishinda nafasi ya pili katika awamu ya kwana ya mashindano ya uandishi iliyowezeshwa...

Ifuatayo ni riwaya ya mwandishi chipukizi Elias Shelukindo kutoka Tanzania. Riwaya hii ilishinda nafasi ya tatu bora katika...

Thousands of our kinds were killed that time, but history won’t remember a single one. We arrived at Mutara wa Tsatsu...

“Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can’t remember who we are or why we’re here.” —...

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

A few months ago, we did a call out seeking short fiction submissions from Coastal writers and the feedback was amazing,...

Hekaya Issue 01 Jihadi brides & other stories Spread the word:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click...

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...