Short Story
In His Throat
When father announced that Zeluwa was being sent to Egbu to begin secondary school our mother disputed against it. “I know you schooled there and it was good in your generation, but I want him close to Me.” she fussed. We watched television, and it was a Saturday. Our parents watched television for news daily […]
Thinking About Moore, Montana
Moore, Montana is a town so small that if you were to put a motorcycle ramp on either side, Evel Knievel could’ve jumped it. He would’ve crashed, of course, but not until after clearing the town. If you were to take time-elapsed photography of the town of Moore and wait patiently for the next hundred […]
He Won’t Come For You
“Didn’t they know we were just as afraid of terrorism as they were?”
Sarah Is Lacking in Some Departments
“This was her punishment for accepting everything and staying quiet.”
The Rusting Screws
The waiter informed me that I was bothering the other diners with my weeping.
The Ghost of King Solomon
“I tell myself, he is only a ghost; he cannot touch or hurt me.”