Creative Writing

"Men want to feel needed," Kwame said, swirling the last of his red wine in the crystal glass I'd bought...

I used to pride myself on reading people. One lingering glance across a crowded room, and I'd have you figured...

The first time Theo called me "wife material," we were at his cousin's wedding. I'd helped his elderly aunt find...

I didn't go to Heaven's Gate Prayer Retreat looking for romance. If anything, I was running from it. After my...

Hot tears fell on my cheeks. I could see my hands trembling as I picked up my phone. My body...

It was Easter break, and Sandra was looking forward to going home. She hadn’t spent time with her two elder...

Sarah refocused on the laptop screen, browsing through the Facebook page. "REAL CANADIAN WORK PERMITS-GUARANTEED SUCCESS-98% APPROVAL." The images showed...

I have always considered myself patient. I'd wait for buses without grumbling, stand in long supermarket queues while browsing my...

Kaleb and James are broke. Years after university, while their classmates are doing well, they are struggling. A former classmate...

Kaleb and James sat side by side on the only two-seater couch that was in Kaleb’s small one-bedroom house just...

Saturdays were special in the Karimi household. Aunty Sue would make us pancakes and sausages, then Mum would turn on...

The air is thick with anticipation, a flutter of romance and perhaps a touch of trepidation. Valentine's Day, a celebration...

Carol put her phone down for the second time. She debated whether she wanted to respond to her best friend's...

Agnes stared at the email template Sam had sent her. She reread it and looked for ways to tweak it....

Seven months later, guests were still streaming in to see their child. The last seven months had been so chaotic,...