Two Short Stories: The City of Steel and Once Upon A City
In Bak, the city of steel, the sky was always gray and the air was filled with the sound of clanging metal and the hiss of steam. The streets were...
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Short Story: Kept On Digging
It’s often easy to tell the difference between an accidental crash and the shattering that occurs with the force of anger behind it. Looking up from my yard, with the...
Short Story: That Fatal and Perfidious Noise by Victor Okechukwu
In the early 90s, my father always sent a letter to uncle Peter in Kaduna pleading for money and help. And, at each morning’s devotions, we would pray for half...
Short Story: Iwilade by Eniola Abdulroqeeb Arówólò
On the night of 9 July 1999, student groups held a party at Obafemi Awolowo University. The Mirror Online reports: “members of Kegite Club on the campus, Man O’ war members, and various other...
Short Story: Silence in Chaos by Chisom Chukwuma
“Pauline I’ve never thought a day would come when I would have to explain myself to anyone but listen to me, I didn’t do it. I promise you with everything...
Short Story: The Secret Source By Ben Okri
One morning, Fisher discovered that something had been done to the water. For many years, there had been people who said that something was different about the water, but no...
Short Story: The Perfection That is My Life by Adedoyin Ademola
Marriage, what a strange concept, am I right? A man and a woman living together under one roof till death do them part. Gosh, that must be so exhausting. Where...
Short Story: Adigun by Damilola Akintobi
I didn’t understand what the fuss was all about when it came to me. I thought I was normal like every other child in Ilusinmi village. A child is born...
