‘Please wait!’, Denise called out just before the doors of the elevator closed. She slid in just in time, mumbling her thanks to the man who kept the door open. ‘Fifth floor, right?’, he asked and for the first time since she got in, she looked up at his face. It was one of theContinue reading “Call me Kwesi…”
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The Street Hawker
The street hawker balances her basket of wares on top of the ‘No Hawking’ sign, while bargaining with a policeman about the price of whatever she is selling. That takes gut! She skillfully keeps her wares on top of her head, while weaving her way through the torrent of cars and avoiding the motorcycles thatContinue reading “The Street Hawker”
Before We Do
For Akwasi and Mercy.. It is the night before our wedding- the night before the rest of our lives. It has been a long road. I remember when we first met and how you thought I was a snob. I remember how excited I was at the thought of bumping into you on campus,Continue reading “Before We Do”
The Barbershop
Stone was in a good mood. His girlfriend, Jacqueline, had promised to give him the capital to set up his very own barbershop. Well, she was more of a sugar mummy than a girlfriend, but who was keeping score? She was in the habit of outdoing herself to make his life comfortable, but this oneContinue reading “The Barbershop”
2014 in review
Thank you for staying with us the whole year through! Well, technically it is just two months, but who is keeping count? Thanks for reading and sharing! Here is to even better stories in 2015! The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York CityContinue reading “2014 in review”
Three is a crowd Part 2
Author’s note: You can catch up on the first part of this story right here! Sedinam’s eyes were fixed on the fishermen who were mending their nets. ‘I wish it was that easy to fix this mess’, she thought to herself wistfully. She had been sitting at the seashore all day, watching the wavesContinue reading “Three is a crowd Part 2”
Accidental Intention
September 2009, Tarkwa. Kwansima was seething with anger. She had had it! Her father was becoming more and more unbearable to live with, with every passing day. Yes, she was 28 but she didn’t need him to remind her everyday that she needed to get married soon. For the third time this week, he hadContinue reading “Accidental Intention”
Three is a crowd
Abeiku Hagan wasn’t at his productive best today. He had been lost in deep thought all day. There was no way he could focus on the quarterly report he had to prepare for his partners. And who could blame him? He was going to be best man for a wedding in a month’s time andContinue reading “Three is a crowd”
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