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deranged words like ‘fantabulous’ trembled on his tongue … Continue Reading >The Late Buka’s Last Customer

Lessons They Didn't Teach Me in Tourism School

17/01/2013 Nwokolo Chuma

I’ve never seen bedbugs myself, so I’m not an expert on their rashes. I specialise in my hotel business and in this particular hotel, there’re no bedbugs. … Continue Reading >Lessons They Didn't Teach Me in Tourism School

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The End of Failure

13/03/2012 Nwokolo Chuma

A familiar travesty was more like a family friend … Continue Reading >The End of Failure

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Maryam, on Magnus

21/11/2011 Nwokolo Chuma

And that’s the other thing: somebody will come to your house with one packet of orange juice and drink two bottles of beer before he goes… … Continue Reading >Maryam, on Magnus

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The Tragic Life and Death of a Short Story

15/09/2011 Nwokolo Chuma

I raised her with the best of hopes. She seemed a prize winner from the start, the way her sentences flowed, each paragraph tastefully asserted by a scintillating metaphor. … Continue Reading >The Tragic Life and Death of a Short Story

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The Ransom Letters (Part 4 of 6)

18/11/2010 Nwokolo Chuma

If you want to alter a cheque why couldn’t you look for the same black biro that I used to write it? How much is black biro? … Continue Reading >The Ransom Letters (Part 4 of 6)

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The Ransom Letters (Part 2 of 6)

16/11/2010 Nwokolo Chuma

Don’t say I’m teaching you your job o, but normally kidnappers will kidnap a child or a wife or something, not the main man who can raise the money. … Continue Reading >The Ransom Letters (Part 2 of 6)

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The Ransom Letters (Part 1 of 6)

15/11/2010 Nwokolo Chuma

I know you may not have budgeted for it when you were planning this kidnapping, but you have to spend money to get money, not so? … Continue Reading >The Ransom Letters (Part 1 of 6)

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Tag: short story

The Late Buka’s Last Customer

Lessons They Didn't Teach Me in Tourism School

The End of Failure

Maryam, on Magnus

The Tragic Life and Death of a Short Story

The Ransom Letters (Part 4 of 6)

The Ransom Letters (Part 2 of 6)

The Ransom Letters (Part 1 of 6)