‘Have you considered that my daughter here is a soon-to-be pharmacist?’ – ‘Yes, sir.’ – ‘Have you considered that she is now completing her bachelor’s in pharmacy and will proceed to do her MPhil in the UK?’ [2mins]
This story was published as a finalist of the AFREADA x Africa Writes Competition.
‘Have you considered that my daughter here is a soon-to-be pharmacist?’ – ‘Yes, sir.’ – ‘Have you considered that she is now completing her bachelor’s in pharmacy and will proceed to do her MPhil in the UK?’ [2mins]
This story was published as a finalist of the AFREADA x Africa Writes Competition.
‘Have you considered that my daughter here is a soon-to-be pharmacist?’ – ‘Yes, sir.’ – ‘Have you considered that she is now completing her bachelor’s in pharmacy and will proceed to do her MPhil in the UK?’ [2mins]
This story was published as a finalist of the AFREADA x Africa Writes Competition.
During my life, people spoke very little of death because we were all brought up to believe that death was quick to answer to his name. But people always spoke about the afterlife; the glorious splendour that is the reward for all those who live well on earth… [8mins]
They are friends again; now that the traffic has turned that sleepy green and there are no potential pedestrian customers in sight… [2mins]
You dream a beautiful dream – of glistening drops of rain water falling as the western sun sets with an orange glow, of flowers the colour of blood and fire, of papa’s laughter and mama’s singing… [2mins]
What if it was a ruse, and he was alive? What if he appeared as soon as she stepped out of the car, his face filled with rage and disappointment? Had he not warned her against stepping into his house? …[6mins]
