Lemon Pancakes | by Judyanette Muchiri
We will have a beautiful church wedding. We will celebrate, look at the people as…
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May I Have This Dance?
Jabali’s eyes flicker open with painful uncertainty. The full glare of the sun lands on…
My Pee Pee Thing
I am in the latrine now. Baba says that my ancestors need my urine so…
The Bargain
*** The previous semester. I was not even planning on going for that party. Being…
Bass Weejuns On Tiptoes
Mosquito larvae shared gutter space with floating cadavers. Chopped hairy thighs. Grass had grown wild…
Wanja, Sunny and Me
It’s around mid-day and I am at home. I am alone because the sorghum plants…
Farah Aideed Goes To Gulf War
[Author’s Note: Originally published in Kwani?06. But that version has several grammatical errors and typos.…
Meanwhile Outside, It’s Raining
She sees the marks that raindrops left on the tarmac when they hit the ground,…
Dead Love
After the call, and without thinking again, Festus, my only son, took the glass, half-filled…
Jessica’s Lunch Date
After three years without even a wink from a man, Jessica will finally have a…