Fiction

Translated from English to Tok Pisin by the author

Translated from Tok Pisin to English by the author

‘No Man's Land’ was shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   I kill the foreman last night.   He…

Translated from English to Bangla by the author  

‘The No Sex Thing’ was shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.   A bride and groom stand at…

‘How to Operate the New Eco-Protect Five-in-One Climate Control Apparatus’ was shortlisted for the 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize.  …

1. Don't Worry About a Thing Today begins with anticipation and reggae. Seven am. The last time I was up…

Shaheda holds the bag close to her chest to stop the shivers, folding her hands tightly around it. It is…

Like a Candlelight Struggling Against a Soft Breeze The name of the shop is Yori Yori Beauty Palace. I often…

Dear Nanozga,  Per Amama’s instruction, this letter should be something beautiful about what it means to be Zambian, from aunt…

‘Damn you, Annabeth!’  Mama came at me with an empty Pall Mall carton, twisted it in my face. I politely…

There’s a place I knew where my mother planted trees and children. All took root. The trees grew tall, straight,…

On the morning when I spritzed a Dove spray on the nape of my neck and dabbed it lightly on…

Paris, 19 August 2021 Chère Simone, My latest attempt to write your story is a failure. ‘Laboured,’ says my editor,…

for Andrew Joseph Philogene

Jared didn’t want to go home. He rather considered walking to the nearby beach and jumping into the water so…