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Flash Fiction, Mkate Nusu, Suspense July 14, 2022

By Rose Odengo

Hairy Discovery

It was an incessant meow from the cat. It wasn’t Andrew’s. It didn’t belong to any of his neighbours either. It was a stray cat that one of his neighbours fed with fish bones every other day. The cat was now getting aggressive; when anyone walked into the gate in…

Flash Fiction, Suspense June 30, 2022

By Rose Odengo

The End

The doorbell rang, jolting Diana from her slumber on the couch. She quickly fluttered her eyes to try and shake off the sleep to make sense of her surrounding. She looked at the wall clock and saw it was 9 pm. Who could it be? She thought to herself and…

Drama, Flash Fiction, Mkate Nusu, Suspense June 9, 2022

By Rose Odengo

Avenged

Sam lifted the water bottle to his pursed lips which clasped around the sucker on the water bottle. He sucked so hard and fast that each gulp produced a deep reverb as some water trickled down the side of his mouth and face dripping on the floor, utterly oblivious of…

Flash Fiction, Mkate Nusu, Suspense, Thriller June 2, 2022

By Rose Odengo

Unnecessary Sympathy

Makena’s head was craned back, eyes closed as she soaked in the day’s sunlight, her feet submerged under the steady stream of water flowing through her little garden. She was in paradise. Her nose pointed straight up to the sky; palms pressed behind her on the deck chair she sat…

Flash Fiction, Slice of life, Suspense December 6, 2019

By Rose Odengo

Misunderstood

Ella tiptoed around the room in her converse sneakers, hand flipped perpendicular to her forearm pretending to walk in heels. Her lips moved but no sound came out. She seemed to be having an intense conversation with an imaginary person. “She’s been at it for hours, just let her be?”…

Flash Fiction, Mkate Nusu, Suspense May 15, 2018

By Rose Odengo

Frail

“In the name of the father, the son and the Holy Spirit… Amen!” Everyone in the room chorused. Njagi rocked himself back and forth a few times to gain the momentum and finally whisked himself up. His knees creaking as he straightened up. His palms pressed against his knees, he…

Flash Fiction, Mkate Nusu, Suspense April 3, 2018

By Rose Odengo

Just Made It

Billy dropped his duffle bag at the foot of his bed. His body drenched in sweat from running. He pounced on his bed and closed his eyes, sighing with a deep relief. He was safe. It had been weeks of running aimlessly unsure of whether he would make it home…

Mkate Nusu, Suspense September 19, 2017

By Rose Odengo

Sundu’s Redemption

It was a dull dreary day in the Lich village, but that was not going to dampen the mood of the village. The annual village festival was set to commence at noon. Everyone looked forward to grabbing some grilled snail and field mice dipped in chili sauce from Mama Lulu.…

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