by Jean Buie Once, my name on your lips turned me into liquid. Soft flowing mercury-limbed, I would stretch myself ove…

by Joe Ray W THE OUT OF ORDER toilet note had been stuck to the door longer than anyone knew. Colleagues to…

IT HAD BEEN HER idea to visit the sea one last time. They travelled in punishing silence, cocooned in grief…

—for the weekly writing challenge, with the prompt,  'fight at a funeral'.   The ambience of the fu…

“YOU HAVE PICKED A very spine-chilling evening to attend our tour. Ladies and Gentleman, my name is Mr. Gre…

LIGHTNING CRASHED AS TORRENTIAL RAIN annulled my view. Thunderous echoes filled the air.  Melinda was fast …

I ALIGHT FROM THE CAB, tug the hem of my jacket and observe myself for any irregularities that may score me…

THE TEAR GAS SMOKED US OUT of our home that beautiful summer morning. “I thought your government should hav…

THERE’S A LONE CHILD lying all by itself on the grass. Tina's heart skips as she rakes a glance around …

______ IN MY VILLAGE, WHEN A MAN DIES, people cry, but not too much. You will hear the voices of mourners teete…

The buzzing of flies serenaded your ears as they danced around a putrid body sprawled close to a dump site.…

I WILL GIVE BROTHER CHIMEZIE some sleeping pills.  Mama used to buy one down the street, from Oliver, the C…

A BIG YELLOW TAXI PULLED UP to the curb like a lion in search of prey. The airport hustled and whistled beh…

UNCLE PAULO IS DOING IT AGAIN—compressing his cigar-darkened lips into a furtive pout. It's his way of …

FEAR SLINKED UP YOUR LEGS like bladed worms as you scanned the assembly that evening. Anticipating eyes fea…

TODAY, THE NIGHT IS A BLANKET OF ICE. Abobi rolls on the mattress, seeking comfort from his father. He snug…

CHIOMBA TIPTOED PAST THE MANGO TREE, his wrinkled hands clasped to his sons wrists, Joel and Atu. The crick…

BRENDA LOST SIGHT OF EJIRO in the heat of the gun battle. But she had caught a flash of one who looked like…

8 JUNE, 1998. ASO ROCK VILLA. “Please come forward, Fatmeh.” The young woman obeyed. She was beautiful and …

I . I chuckle whenever I am asked what power is. Due to my tender age, teachers often believe that I would …