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...
Category - English Short Stories
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...