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Tag: African Fiction

The Survivor: Part One

May 8, 2021May 8, 2021 by Benie Langat, posted in Short Stories

"As chief, father had insisted on living in a regular hut—a simple thatch of a clay-mud mixture, completed by firm stands. Our reed..."

Tagged African Fiction, fiction, short-story, shortstoryLeave a comment

My Countrymen V.1 (A Short Story).

December 3, 2020December 8, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Short Stories

"Among the country, Kenya’s 48 plus tribes, was my Kalenjin. Time saw the budding of harmony and we learned to accommodate and appreciate the differences that, in a way, made who we were..."

Tagged African Fiction, flashfiction#10, Short Stories Dec. W12 Comments

The “X” Communication: A Short Story

November 29, 2020December 1, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Short Stories

"At fourteen, my mind blossomed with ideas—scientific ideas, military ideas, artistic ideas, and romantic ones too..."

Tagged African Fiction, flashfiction#8Leave a comment

The END Block: A Short Story

November 24, 2020December 1, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Short Stories

"I was born innocent and into a religious family. I grew up corrupted by positivity, perhaps too much of it. Religion became my safe haven, a way to the Supreme, a home to my faith. I believed and it felt good to be grounded. It was hypnosis but with a subtle tune..."

Tagged African Fiction, flashfiction#6, short-story2 Comments

Grandma’s Love Lives: Short Story

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Short Stories

"Lilies and lavender, overgrown by tufts of grass, are what remains of her. Time cares less about the departed. They are the past and the present, a salient memory..."

Tagged African Fiction8 Comments

Alone With Death (A Short Story): I

September 26, 2020November 7, 2020 by Benie Langat, posted in Art, Reader, Writer

The Rewind Button, 1092 words.

Tagged African Fiction, AWD, books, literature, mystery, shortstory, story, thriller, writing9 Comments

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