Revolving Door
By Aisha Ali Haji She looked at her phone as it lit up, slowly inhaling the cigarette in…
Taken in the night
By Muthemba Njoki Trigger warning: rape, sexual assault. The night sky was clear, and a swift breeze engulfed…
Summer Dungeon Nights
By Coily Era “Lub dub, lub dub, lub dub.” I could hear the workings of her heart as…
‘I know where it’s hidden.’
By Ola Osaze Trigger warning: sexual assault I am 12 years old. In the morning, I go to school.…
Chipochedu
By Dzivaramazwi/ @dzivaramazwi It was way past seven in the evening and The girl was a bundle of…
as the moon
By Ashley Makue/ @AfroFiend There was always something curious about her. She was both a tempting night and its…
A Wilderness: pt III
By Dzivaramazwi/ @dzivaramazwi Read Part I and Part II of this story. ‘I always knew you'd end up…
A Wilderness: pt I
By Dzivaramazwi/ @dzivaramazwi At night she dreams of chickens, asphyxiating, flapping their wings in feeble attempts to fly…
The Children who started the fire Pt II
By Ashley Makue/ @AfroElleMag @Afrofiend For Part I click here. *** We are in the most spectacular bedroom…
The Children who started the fire Pt I
By Ashley Makue/ @AfroElleMag @Afrofiend Some children dry the leaves from watching the tree too long; sometimes trees…