Short story – Su'eddie in Life n' Literature

2021/03/02

WASHING THE EARTH (A Short Story) by Su’eddie Vershima Agema

MUTUM RODE with the anger of a man scorched. Riding under a sun that blazed its fury was enough to roast the sympathies out of anyone. He thought of his pimp. Well, she wasn’t exactly a pimp. The woman of his thoughts was the owner of the commercial motorcycle he was riding. He always thought of her as ‘The Pimp.’ She owned several motorcycles that she leased to different riders for commercial use. They all gave her daily returns based on agreements; what she called ‘remit.’ Mutum’s daily remit was five thousand naira. It was a figure whose sum was never meant to dance backward for The Pimp never listened to excuses. She once told the riders that she would not consider any reduction, not even if it was used on rescuing her daughter from the gates of hell! Continue reading “WASHING THE EARTH (A Short Story) by Su’eddie Vershima Agema”

2015/11/08

BETRAYAL (A Short Story) by Su’eddie Vershima Agema

“Bomboy!!” The simple sound of my name jolted me back to the present. Whoever complained of issues? I was sweating like several troubled people that harmatan morning. A Christmas goat would have been looked at as mild compared to me. I was in deep shit and knew it. The puzzle, to be or not to … Continue reading BETRAYAL (A Short Story) by Su’eddie Vershima Agema

2015/31/01

WRITIVISM SHORT STORY COMPETITION: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Opening date – 1 February 2015 Closing date – 30th April 2015 Entries must be submitted online. No mark as to the identity of the writer should be made on the story itself. No entries will be considered if submitted after the deadline. Winners shall be announced on Short Story Day Africa, the … Continue reading WRITIVISM SHORT STORY COMPETITION: CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

2014/30/01

FLEETING (SHORT FICTION) by Su’eddie Vershima Agema

Sometimes one forgets the exact feel of a certain touch, sometimes even the depth of an embrace. Several casual or less hearted hugs had made him forget what she felt like. He stretched half of himself to get the ‘Christian’ hug he had decidedly started getting in place of the full ones. There wasn’t much … Continue reading FLEETING (SHORT FICTION) by Su’eddie Vershima Agema

2013/25/102013/25/10

10 Seconds (A Short Story) by Chioma Jennifer Okekwe

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I am still flying. I have flown before, but only in my dreams. And in my dreams I didn’t feel so much pain and anguish at the same time. I think to myself that I must look really funny right now, swinging stupidly in the air and I laugh at myself in my mind Continue reading 10 Seconds (A Short Story) by Chioma Jennifer Okekwe

2013/21/102013/21/10

Diary of a Dead African (Short Story) – Chuma Nwokolo

Name: Meme Jumai. Occupation: Farmer. Residence: Ikerre-Oti, Delta State, Nigeria. Date of Birth: 5 June 1950. Date of Death: 15 June 2000. Cause of Death: Awaiting Inquest. 1 June 2000. When I woke, I was sweating as if I were on the farm. Yet it wasn’t the sweat of hard work that wet my bed-sheet … Continue reading Diary of a Dead African (Short Story) – Chuma Nwokolo

2013/03/08

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ANA REVIEW DEADLINE: 8th August 2013

POEMS, SHORT STORIES, CRITICAL ESSAYS, INTERVIEWS, CONFERENCE REPORTS< BOOK REVIEWS, AUTHOR/CRITIC PROFILES, REPORTS FROM BENEFICIARIES OF FELLOWSHIPS/GRANTS AND MISCELLANEA… DEADLINE: 8th August 2013 The Editorial Board of ANA REVIEW, the in-house journal of the Association of Nigerian Authors, invites contributions from writers across the country and in other continents, for … Continue reading CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ANA REVIEW DEADLINE: 8th August 2013

2013/27/052013/27/05

LITERARY BUZZ: PURPLE SILVER OPEN MIC SESSION (25th May, 2013): READING

READING BUZZ: The Symbols Cuisine Gallery. 8:20pm. It was the Purple Silver Open Mic session. WE had our discussion forum and continued with our readings/performances. We had six performances – largely, okay, all poetry. The first shot was from Kenneth Apine, received with some criticism. Next was Ode Attah with ‘Inner Peace‘, a beautifully written poem that … Continue reading LITERARY BUZZ: PURPLE SILVER OPEN MIC SESSION (25th May, 2013): READING

2013/22/032013/22/03

CALL FOR SUBMISSION: THE JOSEPH SHORT STORY CHALLENGE (WIN A DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER)

(by Chinyere Obi-Obasi…NOTE: This is a challenge that also has prizes to be won!! Can you beat that?!!) Hope you have not forgotten the challenge One of the reasons why I am a hit with my children is because of my fertile imagination. So while telling the story of Joseph and Portiphar’s wife, I tell … Continue reading CALL FOR SUBMISSION: THE JOSEPH SHORT STORY CHALLENGE (WIN A DIGITAL VOICE RECORDER)

2012/14/112012/26/11

CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: POEMS AND SHORT STORIES ON THE FLOOD

The floods came differently for several people around the world. In Nigeria, it was unusual as the country had never experienced something like this before. So, do you have reflections, thoughts, lessons on the floods? Do you have any poem or short story on the flood? Do send it in!! SEVHAGE calls for them! GUIDELINES: … Continue reading CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: POEMS AND SHORT STORIES ON THE FLOOD

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