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Author - Lawrence Kadzitche

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Attack of the Demon

July 1, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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  Short Story Attack of the Demon By Lawrence Kadzitche   Mpuntho leaned against the counter, ready to explode. He was a short, thin man of sixty-five with a round head and a gaunt face housing small deep-set eyes. He...

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Kunja Kwa Corona

July 1, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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KUNJA NKWA CORONA Wolemba: Lawrence Kadzitche Lidali dera lachilendo koma Katakwe ndi mkazi wake adapitako kukaona mzawo yemwe adasamukira mbali imeneyo. Adazindikira kuti kumeneko kudalibe magalimoto a matola ndipo njira yokhayo...

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A present for my relatives

June 25, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
14 min read
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Short Story A present for my relatives By Lawrence Kadzitche I once watched a movie titled Inglorious Basterds where SS Colonel Landa talks with monsieur LaPadite about the innate hostility between people and rats. While the...

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Kutengeka

June 25, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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Katakwe Kutengeka Wolemba: Lawrence Kadzitche Katakwe adali paulendo wokagula zinthu mtauni ya Blantyre. Adaimitsa galimoto yake ndipo atangotsika mgalimotoyo adangomva mau akuti, “Katakwe!” Potembenuka, adapeza kuti...

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Handsome and the Beast

June 18, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
14 min read
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By Lawrence Kadzitche If you said all marriages are made in heaven, Dzubwa would have immediately retorted by quoting Clint Eastwood that so is thunder and lightning. Dzubwa did not love his wife. He had never loved her. Their...

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Katakwe Pamsewu

June 18, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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Kwa omwe simudziwa, ngati munthu ukupita ku Lilongwe kuchoka ku Blantyre, pali malo ena pafupi ndi Kameza Roundabout pomwe anthu amakwerera matola opita ku Lilongwe. Katakwe adamutenga mnyamatayo pamenepo. Adali mnyamata wazaka...

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The Executioner

November 26, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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Short Story The Executioner By Lawrence Kadzitche   He was a child he doted on. His name was Dan and he was Jack’s only child. But despite the love he lavished on him, the baby showed aversion to him. If he tried to carry...

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THE COMMANDANT

November 19, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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Short Story THE COMMANDANT By Lawrence Kadzitche The fax message from the Head of Prisons was brief and to the point.  It gave the Prison Commandant exactly 24 hours, either to arrest the escaped prisoner or get the boot. Victor...

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Legion

November 12, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
6 min read
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Short Story Legion By Lawrence Kadzitche Everyone who heard the story of Khombiri Sanza could not understand what led the man do what he did. You see, he was the richest businessman at Limbuli with a good family. Yet he threw all...

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A Date With Death

November 6, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
8 min read
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SHORT STORY A DATE WITH DEATH By Lawrence Kadzitche They were new to the location. They had moved into the semi-detached house a month ago. But they quarreled almost everyday.  He didn’t know about what.  The thick wall...

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Delifa’s Plan

October 31, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
7 min read
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Short Story Delifa’s plan By Lawrence Kadzitche   Delifa rolled her eyes coquettishly. “If its Aids you are afraid of, I have got gloves,” she paused and opened her handbag to reveal a pack of condoms.  “I play it...

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Mark of the Boot

October 23, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
7 min read
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Short Story Mark of the Boot By:  Lawrence Kadzitche Within fifteen minutes of being put on the case, Detective Painti arrived at the scene of murder. Abiti Sitolo lay sprawled on her back in a pool of her own blood in her...

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The Day the Devil Came Knocking

October 16, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
11 min read
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Short Story The Day the Devil Came Knocking By Lawrence Kadzitche   For whatever reasons, most popular Pentecostal preachers are rich and conduct themselves more or less like movie stars. They dress in expensive suits and...

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Three Dirty Old Men

October 9, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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Short Story   Three Dirty Old Men   By Lawrence Kadzitche The three shadows that formed before him were sinister. They sat in a semi-circle around the fire in the huge graveyard, stinking dirty old men with evil faces...

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Primo Phiri

October 2, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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Short Story PRIMO PHIRI   By Lawrence Kadzitche   For the past ten years, Primo Phiri, the houseboy they called PP had worked faithfully for John Tsetekani, owner of the biggest store at Kamwendo Trading Centre in...

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The Reprica

September 25, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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SHORT STORY THE REPLICA By Lawrence Kadzitche “If you thought you’d get rich from murdering my brother, you were terribly wrong,” Kangaude roared.  “You’ll leave this house the way you came-with nothing!” “But I...

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Nomsa

September 17, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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  Short Story Nomsa By Lawrence Kadzitche   It is my first time for me to go outside Malawi. After promising a quarter of my training allowances to the fat frog of a training officer, I find myself at Kamuzu...

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Chitekwe’s Mistake

September 10, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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Short Story Chitekwe’s Mistake By Lawrence Kadzitche   The offer could not have come at any better time. Chitekwe was deep in financial problems. He was behind with his rent by six months. In three days the loan shark...

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DOWNFALL OF A JUDGE

September 3, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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Short Story   DOWNFALL OF A JUDGE   By Lawrence Kadzitche   The Judge sat back in his chair and rubbed his hands with glee. He was a very short and very fat man in a suit that was a size or two too small. He wore...

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The Devil’s Own

August 27, 2021
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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Short Story   The Devil’s Own   By Lawrence Kadzitche   Everyone said Noah was destined to be a great pastor in the church. In a few years he had moved from an assistant pastor to a full pastor. At that speed, he...

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