Category: Flash Fiction
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A Phantom?
I am not given to superstition, and neither do I believe in ghosts or phantoms. So, what is this apparition I keep seeing? I see her in my dreams, and now she is constantly on my mind. It’s not a figment of my imagination, and I am not hallucinating. The last time, I saw her…
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Baby ‘Revo’
I was born on 12th June 1979 during the military AFRC government of Flight lieutenant J.J Rawlings. ‘You are a lucky child Abena. I almost lost you,’ said Mama as she narrated the circumstances leading to my birth. ‘There was a 6 a.m. – 6 p.m. curfew in place and no one dared to flout this curfew…
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CLAUSTROPHOBIA
“Dammit,” I muttered under my breath. A young man darted from behind me to take the last seat in the Nissan Urvan trosky bound for Legon. Getting transport from Abeka Lapaz to Legon at rush hour was difficult, moreover, as a young graduate who had just got a job as sub-editor of a newspaper, commuting…
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Diet Blues
DIET BLUES I looked on longingly at the diced- beef jollof rice accompanied by rich mayonnaise-laden coleslaw, kelewle, fried rice and beef sauce, fried fish and yam balls. A buffet of this kind would make anyone’s mouth water. Apart from the mouthwatering experience, my eyes were also wondering, looking to see if there was anyone…
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Time to move on
“Have you found another job?” Her Mum asked. “No.” Narkie responded. “Then why do you want to leave? Narkie was just about to receive a Youth of today you are not patient sermon from her mum. She was stuck in the rut at her job of five years and it was time to move on, but all the interviews she…
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Laila’s Shoes
The scar on my big toe on my right foot, reminded me of Laila, my childhood friend. She had a closet full of different kinds of shoes, especially stilettos. I admired the way Laila sauntered gracefully in her stilettos which matched every outfit she wore. It all happened during the wedding reception of a mutual…
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I MADE IT
The day I heard of Maa’s sudden passing, I collapsed. What a shock! I had just written my first WASSCE paper. Maa hadn’t looked sick, she had not even been admitted to the hospital, so how could she have just popped off like that? Dad and Terki, my big sister, were also in shock, but…
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A New Born Baby
That night I arrived late from work totally drained and Kweiki my house-help didn’t come out to open the gate for me. Without taking a shower, I dropped off into a deep sleep, only to be roused hours later by an incessant whimpering sound. “Kweiki, what’s wrong with you?” Dazzed, I walked into Kweiki’s room,…
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Hollywood in Ghana
There was heavy traffic on my way to work that morning. Vehicles in front of me were reversing in frenzy. Something was wrong. Then someone shouted. “Armed robbers!” Everything happened so fast. And yet in slow motion, I saw two male motorcyclists block the driver of a Nissan Patrol, drawing out guns. They forced him…
Kaleidoscopic Reflections 
