free short stories
He was dressed in a fine suit today. Maybe expensive even. Not like the others I had seen on the other pastors, or even on him. He was holding his big Bible. The Amplified Version.
Looking closely, I realized many details I hadn’t noticed before
Maybe it’s ’cause I’m getting executed this week. Everything seems important right now.
As a broken trophy, she was fleeing her home. The blood dripping from her left temple served as a continuous reminder of the pain that she was feeling. It had been a…
The blinding lights matched the fast-paced tempo of my thumping heart. It wasn’t the first or hundredth time, but I still could never imagine myself getting used to the overwhelming buzz of…
“Yooooooooooo! I’m back, my precious babies. Did you all miss me? I know I did. Regina, Prisca, Olive, Mide, Sade, Lateefah, Aisha, Blessing, and of course, my sacred Omo.” He turned round…
“You! Stop right there! If you move tirin, I go blow up your brain.” I slowly saw a vivid image of my head blowing up to bits, the grey matter flying in…
“Hi.” “Hello.” “Do you have a minute?” “For?” “Uhh…now that you ask…” “Yeah. I thought as much.” “Yeah…” “I do have a minute though, but I need to know why you need…
She softly calls out to me, begging me to be touched. I’m in the middle of a prayer session with my mom so I tell her, “Sshh… Not now. At least wait…