Uchay Writes

  • Strange Encounters – Men Edition #1

    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…

  • A Nativity to Remember

    A Nativity to Remember

    As it’s the Christmas season, I thought it fitting to share this experience I had. It is based on the time my brother and I had to be Mary and Joseph for a Nativity set up at our church. A Nativity to Remember I frowned at the task and said…

  • The Concept of African Time

    The Concept of African Time

    African Time. This common term used for Africans who seem to think time is a dear friend rather than something that shows no mercy. African time has also become a major stereotype and fed into identity politics. I have always wondered where this came from. Has it always been like…

  • Another Day

    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…

  • Soul Ties

    Soul Ties

    Crime and ‘The Weird’. A young man goes through diary entries to figure out the strange death of Thomas Jones. It was Monday morning and Isaac was sitting in his father’s office, scanning the room. It wasn’t much; there weren’t any decorations except the big money plant by the door.…

  • See You Soon – A Bad Omen

    See You Soon – A Bad Omen

    A short story of a woman who feels ill but determined to get to work and has a strange encounter at the train station. Enjoy! I didn’t feel good. I had to go to work but I didn’t feel good. The pain was unbearable, but I had already called in…

  • Big Tesco

    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…

  • 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…

  • I Am Me and You Are You

    Our identity is defined through our individuality, we should embrace our uniqueness as it is what draws people in and makes them want to learn. By doing this, we break down stereotypes and barriers between people. Besides religion, there are 4 main things which represent me: Hair As Solange sings…

  • Religion and University: Does it work?

    (written in 2019) As the title says, I will be sharing my experience of being a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints whilst being in university. One of the main things which were important before university started in September 2018 was where the church was and…