Feb 13, 2024 | 2023 Competition, Secondary School Prize, Short Story Competition
‘Where is that stupid, useless man that calls himself my husband?’ Shouted Angelina. ‘I am here,’ I replied. Before I stood up to ask what was wrong, I had already received a dirty slap on my cheek. ‘Where is the money I asked you to give me for my hair?’ Angelina...
Feb 13, 2024 | 2023 Competition, Secondary School Prize, Short Story Competition
The big day finally came, and everyone in our village gathered at Chief Phiri’s house to listen to the radio. They were going to announce the decision about whether or not to allow mandatory abortion when a woman is made pregnant out of rape. This came in as a result...
Feb 13, 2024 | 2023 Competition, Secondary School Prize, Short Story Competition
The night was over and the sun’s light began to shimmer through the house. I opened my eyes and suddenly I received a big slap from my own blood sister, Najere. “I cannot take this anymore. You are getting out of my house today! Right now!” Najere shouted with anger...
Feb 13, 2024 | 2023 Competition, Short Story Competition, University Prize
“When you get into a tight place and everything goes against you, till it seems as though you could not hang on a minute longer, never give up then, for that is just the place and time that the tide will turn.” – Harriet Beecher Stowe. This is precisely the case of a...
Feb 13, 2024 | 2023 Competition, Short Story Competition, University Prize
As the day was slowly fading into the darkness of a night, it brought forth the rays of hope for another beautiful tomorrow. A tomorrow that held the power to wash away the aftermath of today’s trouble, offering a splendid tomorrow that could mend broken hearts and...
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