by Kanzah | Aug 22, 2025 | Stories
Our Kind of Love The first time I lost my voice, it was because of the robbers. They were five, and their guns were pointed at my father. The short one among them hit my father with the butt of the gun as he asked, “Where is it? Where is it?” I didn’t speak again...
by Kanzah | Aug 8, 2025 | Stories
Expensive Shit 3:15pm Friday 8th August 2025 Maison Etienne Restaurant&Bar ‘I sha know they did not born him well to break up with me’ a loud voice pierced through the silent toilet. They moved into view, a buxom short lady and her friend, tall and heavily built....
by Kanzah | Jul 31, 2025 | Stories
Murder She Wrote Who the fuck do you think I am? Every morning, as I brush my teeth and spit out the foam that the toothpaste has turned into, I imagine the various ways I could kill you. Oblivious, you whistle as I watch your long fingers tighten the knot in your...
by Kanzah | May 23, 2025 | Stories
Babe, How Far Nah? “Babe, how far nah?” Chinonso’s voice was always the same when she invited me to some random party we had no business attending. Simple, direct, and full of promise. Her sister’s boyfriend worked as a printer. Whenever he printed invite-only wedding...
by Kanzah | May 9, 2025 | Stories
Like a Gorilla in a F*cking Zoo! Like a Gorilla in a f*cking zoo, I am gawked at, Expected to perform tricks for treats… or their amusement. I married Maroof suddenly on the 28th of January 2024. It was unplanned, that’s why I used the word suddenly. Or maybe...
by Kanzah | May 4, 2025 | Stories
The Real HotBoy of Lagos The Real Hotboy of Lagos is not to be confused with The Real Housewives of Lagos The Real Hotboy has no camera crew following him about as they show off his affluent lifestyle The Real Hotboy flees from it, wise enough to know that all he has...