Category: Contemporary Fiction
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A Planted Seed of Fear
This is the short story I wrote for my Master’s dissertation about the notorious Nigerian criminal, Lawrence Anini, who caused widescale fear in 1980s Nigeria. The research question I answered in relation to my story and Anini was: “How did Lawrence Anini’s crimes impact the lives of Nigerian citizens and…
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Strange Encounters – Men Edition #2
Some more drabbles (100-word stories) about my unfortunate encounters with creepy men. The next ones I post will be the “Public Shame Edition” which I promise are much more light-hearted! Content Warning: Harassment The White Van It was the end of a long school day. The blazer that had once…
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Strange Encounters – Men Edition #1
Over the course of my 22 years of life – especially before the age of 18- I have had many creepy encounters with men. I have written some of them in drabble form. For those who don’t know, a drabble is a 100-word story. Content Warning: Harassment He looked 40…
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Another Day
This is the short story I submitted as part of my BA dissertation titled: Another Day for Black British Women: The man-made trauma which can break the so called ‘Strong Black Woman’. Amanda’s POV The faint sour smell of BO crept into my mask and filled my nose. I looked…
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Big Tesco
This is a memory of my dad and I’s trip to Tesco. Enjoy! April 2011 We had run out of snacks and the cupboard only consisted of cereal and sugar. The ceramic bowl no longer was full to the brim with fruit, all that was left was a clementine, it…
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Torn By Jealousy
This story is inspired by Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart, if you haven’t read it, I highly recommend you do. This story is based in Nigeria, and so I have put definitions for the words you may not understand. Definitions Igwe– chief/king Tufiakwa– Igbo for God forbid Chai– An exclamatory Ebe…
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