short stories
Little beginnings!!! Something everyone seems to somehow forget. It is 4:30pm. You sit on your bed, yoga style. The other day, you had read a blog post about how this sitting position…
“Push! push!! push harder!!!” The nurse continued to yell as I struggled to follow and focus on her loud instructions. I was slowly losing it, and it felt like a thousand spears…
“Mommy, what’s all this now? Why are you harassing me at my workplace? What do you mean by I don’t have respect? You’re the one disrespecting me by discussing an arranged marriage…
A brooding Adewale stood tall at a good six foot four, his eyes fixed on the ground. His posture exuded defiance as if he were a wild stallion yearning to break free…
The early morning fog covered the tops of everything. If anyone had been out of bed in that lazy place they could have seen the cups of foamy and webby substances on…
I was born on September 7th, 1997, it was a very sunny day and the women who helped my mom deliver were dripping with sweat. My father said that there were seven…
I swung my hips like I was in a trance and I felt his eyes on me. I felt his gaze dig a scalding hole in my back as I moved side…
“Dave Elba.” My hair stood on end, a shiver raced down my spine and a lump came to my throat. What could be happening right now? What would the outcome be? What…
Rena raised the six appendages beside her head and stared intently at the object on the table-like slab. The flower quivered but did not lift. “Rena! Concentrate!” her mother called from across…
Sam The fridge door closed with a bang, narrowly missing my pinkie finger. I looked and saw my father standing there staring at me without remorse. Anger and the stench of old…