SHORT STORIES

Brevity is the soul of wit, our dear literati. So a brief but hearty welcome to our Short Story segment for all genre of fictional literature.

Charles Opara May 4, 2024

A widow has been searching for her former lover for her entire life, hoping...

Charles Opara April 29, 2024

A widow has been searching for her former lover for her entire life, hoping...

Charles Opara April 16, 2024

A widow has been searching for her former lover for her entire life, hoping...

Ekeoma Ajah January 24, 2024

A witty tale by EKEOMA AJAH about a bungling herbalist's apprentice with a unique...

Charles Opara January 17, 2024

PERCUSSIONS (3) by Charles Opara- The final installment. An American music teacher in Syria...

Mahmoodah Oyeleye December 27, 2023

Sometimes you have no idea. You know not what part of you is really...

Obi Echezona December 20, 2023

I suddenly realize that my vision is blurred because of the tears in my...

Amanda Akilo December 13, 2023

She hears five bullets fire but only picks up her pace; the secret to...

Farastein Mokwenye December 4, 2023

A short story by Farastein Mokwenye. A tale of a slave raid that changed...

Ugomma Naomi Kalu November 27, 2023

Winner of the Short Story (Flash Fiction) Challenge#1 weaves us a witty tale of...

Inumidun Seyiolapade November 19, 2023

by Dejah Fey. Runner-up in SSChallenge#1 "You don't like a lot of things. And...

Isidinma Nnamdi November 10, 2023

NWAKAEGO- by Isidinma Nnamdi, 2nd runner-up in our Short Story Challenge #1 A story...

Nwafor Chidiogor November 3, 2023

by NWAFOR CHIDIOGOR Finalist in SSChallenge#1 Aṣàbí was angry at herself for deciding to...

Charles Opara October 30, 2023

*by CHARLES OPARA--If my premonition misses, my son is not in a black cellophane...

Ella Erhiakeme October 27, 2023

by ELLA ERHIAKEME A finalist in Teambooktu's Short Story Competition (Flash Fiction). An uncomfortable...