Katakwe Awona malodza Wolemba: Lawrence Kadzitche Mukadzawona malonda akuyalidwa tsiku lilonse ndiye kuti amagulidwa. Katundu wosayenda malonda amachotsedwa pamsika. Motero, mukamayenda usiku n’kuwona...
Stories
Short Story PRAY FOR ME FOR I HAVE SINNED By Lawrence Kadzitche They dont have to tell me. I know it already. Why should the pastor always visit my wife when Im away? Man, that casanova is messing around with your better half...
Short Story NAMES ARE FOR TOMBSTONES By Lawrence Kadzitche Villains are always thought to have hard, evil faces. Yes, the young man who sat on the stone in the bush toying with a knife was bad. As bad as they come. The knife he...
Katakwe Mchenga Woyera Wolemba: Lawrence Kadzitche Sabata yonseyo, Katakwe adakhala akutafuna gondolosi, kubwira chiswa ndi kumwa mthibulo womwe adaoda kwa mzimayi uja amagulitsa muti woterewu pafupi ndi banki ija ya ku...
Short Story The Fly in the Packet of Sugar By Lawrence Kadzitche It’s around one in the afternoon when I arrive home from doing some piece work. “Honey,” I shout swaggering towards my wife who’s washing some...
Katakwe KULIMBITSA THUPI Wolemba: Lawrence Kadzitche Amai ena sasiyana ndi mwana. Amati akafuna kanthu, mwamuna wawo nkuwakanira, amakunyuka ngati muja amachitira mwana wotumbwa. Mtundu wa amai akhalidwe lotere ndi aja...
SHORT STORY ANITA, R.I.P. BY LAWRENCE KADZITCHE As we walked hand in hand towards the market, my mind was on the honeymoon we had just finished the previous day. We had visited interesting places in South Africa and...
Katakwe CHITHANDIZO CHOLAKWIKA Wolemba: Lawrence Kadzitche Mumzinda wa Blantyre adali mlaliki wamphamvu ndipo adali ndi utumiki wakewake. Tsikulo adali atakwapatira baibulo paulendo wokalalikira ku Makhetha. “Thandizeni...
Katakwe Uthenga pa foni By Lawrence Kadzitche Udali msonkhano wa atsogoleri ampingowo wokambirana zochitika za nyengo ya pasaka. Abusa adali pomwepo ndipo Katakwe, ngati mtsogoleri wa Church Council, ndi amene...
Short Story The Witch By Lawrence Kadzitche Just a few kilometres before Mchinji Boma lies Tibelito Village. In this small village, as the time drew close to midnight, Nasimelo threw away the bedraggled blanket and sat up. She...
SHORT STORY THE MUTE By Lawrence Kadzitche They called him the Mute. An old thin man, he spoke to no one, doing everything silently. Some of the inmates in the prison joked that even if he was tortured he wouldn’t...
Katakwe AMAI Wolemba: Lawrence Kadzitche Chadzulo lake Katakwe adafika kunyumba kwake mochedwa komanso ataubwira kwambiri. Chidamudzutsa lidali phokoso kuchokera mnyumba yoyandikira. Kenaka adadzamva kugogoda pachitseko...
Short Story The Deal with the Devil By Lawrence Kadzitche A man without money is not a man, Dzubwa thought bitterly as the witchdoctor’s hut came into view. The hut, made of mud and shaped like a coffin, was set in a small...
KATAKWE MKAZI AMUMASULA Wolembe: Lawrence Kadzitche Kaya chidali chipongwe kapena kusalifuna banja, Katakwe adawonjeza. Chichokere chake masiku atatu apitawo, uku kudali kufika kwake. Iye adafika ali dzandidzandi, mowa uli...
Short Story Uncle Joe By Lawrence Kadzitche I found Uncle Joe waiting for me at the bus depot. A tall thin man with a boyish face and a rakish moustache, he was resplendent in a black suit and matching...
Katakwe Minibasi Wolemba: Lawrence Kadzitche A Topitopi adafika mtauni ya Lilongwe kudzaona mphwawo Katakwe yemwe amakhala kwa Chinsapo. Adatsikira musiteji yamabasi akulu nkubuthira bokakwera maminibasi. Akuyandikira...
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...
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...
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...
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...