“You try to get away, I will kill you myself. I promise,” Celestine told me. “Like you haven’t tried to kill me in the last twenty-four hours,” I retorted. Celestine ignored me and turned back. Read More
Nov 282013
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Oct 102013
Boom! Boom! Boom! Gunshots roared as Celestine fired at the guards in quick succession, each a single head shot dropping them like target practice falling plates until it was only one standing, the one who Read More
Sep 232013
She is a corundum And a conundrum, Aggressive yet mild in manner This Bubbllinna With face smudged with henna. She ranks as a cabochon Precious gemstone, Cut and polished in language Reads and comments Read More
Sep 032013
My ears were knelling like death’s gong, and I was almost blinded. I felt hands drag me from where I had fallen. The rest was a dream. In the dream I saw Celestine, the Nikita Read More
Aug 152013
It started with Tosyn commenting on one of my posts, “Nice one Bruv/Sis. Please keep them coming”. Bubbllinna replied, “Elove is a dude…@tosyn keep off!…hehehe…” Then the Head Wordsmith, Kaycee, asked, “Elove is a dude??? Read More
Aug 082013
“You can’t make it out of here alive,” the Rubenesque doctor said as I used the key card I had got from the guard to open a door that I presumed would take me to Read More
Jul 102013
I could feel each and every cubic centimeter of the drugs coursing through my body. I had not been trained on how to fight medical torture and I was almost losing it, but something always told me Read More
Jun 112013
Undisclosed Location I woke up to find that I was a spider. Technically I mean. Scores of wires and tubes were attached to my body. They ran to a bank of monitors that I deduced Read More
May 282013
Even angels fall in love, really— I was afraid and guilty of sin I was corrupting an innocent mind On that very day my heart saw you. On that very day my heart saw Read More
May 252013
Undisclosed location, “There’s so much you need to know,” Ms. Williams said once Celestine closed the door behind her on her way out. “Care for a drink?” I shook my head NO. All the Read More
May 132013
We are veterans (and vegetarians), Served in our countries’ Defence Forces When we were warriors in our clans, Earned no UN or AU allowances But pride for defending our land, our people, Fighting the colonists Read More
May 052013
“I’m pregnant,” she blurted out. She now had my attention. “I’m pregnant, J…” “I heard you,” I said, a slight tinge of irritation getting the better of my voice. A thousand things to Read More
Apr 182013
(Diary of a Rogue Hustler) 21st May; I enjoyed the torment of suffering resignation I saw in their eyes, all of them. Men, when they have something to lose, are great investments. John’s a senatorial Read More
Apr 072013
“Over a hundred years ago, mid-20th Century, African states, in a frail attempt to stand on their shaky legs, began to fight for independence from the colonialists,” AU Head, a retired Kenya Defence Forces General, Read More
Mar 192013
Foreplay, the starter For the dinner party Doors sealed shut, All lights doused You and I one, Body and soul laced Making love tonight; When the night creeps, And light chased away When Read More
Mar 112013
I have a woman I love She’s gentler than a dove, I’ve known no such love Yet I am jealous of my love. I am trapped Can’t keep from other’s wives, I don’t fear Read More
Mar 052013
Undisclosed location, Celestine told me to follow her after talking on the phone with someone she called ‘Protocol.’ She did not even explain to me why I was dead according to CNN. Straight away Read More
Mar 022013
I watched the casket of my once oh-so beloved, beautiful wife being lowered electrically into the grave. Charlene, and Shirley, our two beautiful daughters, thirteen and fifteen respectively, let out one last deafening scream. They Read More
Feb 242013
Africa Creates: The Radio Show Africa Creates is an online radio show that will provide a platform for African writers, musicians and filmmakers to be heard and promoted both locally and internationally. Every week, the Read More
Feb 182013
“I did what you wanted,” she said, staring at him in the eye. “I was angry at you for getting me pregnant, but I resented myself for letting it happen. I wished you to go Read More