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Protocols of Corruption Part 1: The Greedy Minister

September 15, 2023
by Lawrence Kadzitche
15 min read
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Short Story Protocols of Corruption Part 1: The Greedy Minister By Lawrence Kadzitche   John Bauti owned one of the largest construction companies in the country. He gave no interviews, preferring to operate in the shadows...

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The Black Widow Spider Part 3: The Russian Roulette

September 8, 2023
by Lawrence Kadzitche
15 min read
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Short Story The Black Widow Spider Part 3: The Russian Roulette By Lawrence Kadzitche   As the two women sipped the wine while gossiping, Donovan was attending several meetings with potential sub-contractors. The sun was a...

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The Black Widow Spider Part 2: Dangle and Withdraw

April 1, 2023
by Lawrence Kadzitche
6 min read
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Short Story The Black Widow Spider Part 2: Dangle and Withdraw By Lawrence Kadzitche From the glitzy restaurant, Sabina drove as the crow flies to the elegant suburb just out of town. Her destination was a massive house in a huge...

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The Black Widow Spider (Part 1)

March 25, 2023
by Lawrence Kadzitche
9 min read
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Short Story The Black Widow Spider By Lawrence Kadzitche There are some restaurants that are so expensive that once you go there with your loved ones, you wince whenever they order something. When you receive the bill, you go...

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From Social Media with Love

March 17, 2023
by Lawrence Kadzitche
8 min read
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Short Story From Social Media with Love By Lawrence Kadzitche Whether you like it or not, there are some women that once you see them, something makes you take a second look. And after taking the second look, something forces you...

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Entanglement with a Prophet Part2

March 11, 2023
by Lawrence Kadzitche
17 min read
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Short Story Entanglement with a Prophet By Lawrence Kadzitche That Sunday I arrived at the church a bit late. The church building was a multi-purpose hall that had been rented by the prophet for his prayer services. It was weird...

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Simon Thubwa

January 7, 2023
by Lawrence Kadzitche
6 min read
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Short Story Simon Thubwa By Lawrence Kadzitche “From Finance Department, we’re sending John Tsipe,” the Financial Controller said. The nomination was accepted quickly and unanimously. “From Administration we are sending...

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The Devil’s Own

December 31, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
5 min read
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Short Story The Devils Own By Lawrence Kadzitche   Everyone said Jonah 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 of the church. At that speed he...

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The Cheating Houseboy

December 24, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
6 min read
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Short Story The Cheating Houseboy By Lawrence Kadzitche   The young man stopped her as she walked out of the supermarket. “Excuse me, are you…Jane?”   Shade was about to dismiss him her usual rudeness to men...

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PRAY FOR ME FOR I HAVE SINNED

December 3, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
5 min read
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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...

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Names are for Tombstones

November 26, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
8 min read
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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...

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The Fly in the Packet of Sugar

August 26, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
7 min read
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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...

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Anita, R.I.P

August 12, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
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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...

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The Witch

July 29, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
7 min read
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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...

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The Mute

July 23, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
7 min read
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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...

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The Deal with the Devil

July 16, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
6 min read
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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...

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Uncle Joe

July 9, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
7 min read
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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...

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Attack of the Demon

July 1, 2022
by Lawrence Kadzitche
7 min read
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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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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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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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