…award winning blog of Ghanaian stories by Maukeni Padiki Ribeiro
Still on that #KenikodjoMeetup hangover mehn!! I am writing a post just to tell you guys how it went but first, let me finish this short story that has been sitting in my drafts. As for those of you inboxing me with tear emojis and asking me when the next meetup is, I told you, …
I co-wrote this story in 2015 with Gerard Nartey via whatsapp. He'd write one paragraph and I would write the next, even though we didn't have any idea what kind of ending the other person had in mind. I don't know why I never published it then. Happy reading and cheers to spontaneous writing! His …
Hi guys!! I miss you so much! Only a few more days until we are reunited. Naa Awula is back with another thrilling piece! By the way, she tells me she is working on a sequel for Instagram Wedding. Give her pressure, like you do with me! 😂😉 Happy reading! ❤️ Sefakor was usually sweet, …
I know you are expecting another Capital High episode this week. For one or two reasons, I could not finish it in time, but to make up for the disappointment, I am sending you an end of year present. A lot of people have asked me when I would do a Christian story. Well, this …
'Your mother doesn't like me.' The words hung awkwardly in the air. I desperately needed him to deny it, for him to assuage my fears.
I kept staring at the wall clock as if that would somehow bring him back. The seconds turned into minutes, and then an hour. When three hours had passed, three hours of just sitting there in disbelief, I picked my phone and called my brother. 'Ekow, he is dead. My husband is dead'. And with …
He watched his mother as she adjusted his tie for the millionth time since they got here. This time, her eyes welled up with tears and if he was not standing so close to her, his ear would not have caught the 'I am so proud of you' that tumbled out of her mouth. 'Trust …
He couldn't count the number of Champions league matches he had missed to take a stroll with her, or how much of his pocket money he had saved to be able to buy her the pineapple and ginger juice she loved so much.
Keni Ribeiro 