Naija Stories

Ukamaka Olisakwe

Sexual Healing

Posted by Ukamaka Olisakwe 306 views Fiction, Short Stories

Apr 202011

I was seventeen, and he was seventeen too. He joined my school in secondary school 2. Then, I was the only girl who still had no boyfriend in SS2, the [...]

The Drunken Prophet

Posted by Ukamaka Olisakwe 189 views The Vote Chronicles

Mar 262011

The first time papa prophesied, it was about mama’s accident. He had been drunk and stunk like one dunked in a pool of alcohol. He told her not to step [...]

Irrelevant Things

Posted by Ukamaka Olisakwe 120 views Fiction, Short Stories

Mar 212011

I squirmed uncomfortably on my seat, my plate of rice and plantain untouched. Earlier, I had been so hungry I could eat a pot of food, but the hunger seemed [...]

It is not always as it seems

Posted by Ukamaka Olisakwe 98 views Fiction, Short Stories

Mar 152011

I sat in the midst of those women, and watched them move their mouth in speech. Everything took on a muted quality, as if I was watching a soundless movie. [...]

It doesn’t last forever

Posted by Ukamaka Olisakwe 305 views Fiction, Short Stories

Mar 132011

As kids, we weren’t the best friend sisters, but we were friends. And we always fought. I remember the first scuffle I had with her. It was when she became [...]