Few Are Roaming
A collection of short stories
A woman unravelling in ways her society has never seen, and doesn't know how to face. Romance that curdles into horror. A girl watching her faith collapse, and love rise in its place—or so it seems. Fifteen short stories exposing the madness woven into our homes, our relationships, and the upside-down world we have quietly come to accept.
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Tech Sis
A newcomer to tech attends her first industry event, unsure of herself and her place in the room. There, she meets someone whose presence forces her to confront a truth about herself she’s long avoided.
Alkaline Water
In a sleepy town, tucked away in South Eastern Nigeria, evil lurks in the background and this time, it is seeking new mothers, driving them to insanity before disappearing with them. In this story, postpartum is a metaphor for Nwanyi Mmiri, the eater of new mothers and safety pins are symbolic in Nigerian culture to protect pregnant and new mothers from evil spirits. The protagonist’s family is rocked with sorrow when her elder sister gives birth and comes home. She descends into madness, blurring the lines between reality and vivid dreams before disappearing.
Nnenne vows to get to the root of her sister’s disappearance by working in the police Force and stopping other women from falling prey? Will she be successful or be overwhelmed by the darkness that devoured her sister?
Sulphur
Mary is caught in a quiet war between faith and desire. Raised in a devout Christian community, she crafts a double life: one for Sunday mornings and another for late-night yearning.
Naked I Come
Azuka’s mind is a battlefield. Once a woman with dreams, she now swings between sanity and madness that strips her naked—sometimes in the middle of the street. Her sister, Nnedi, has spent years pulling her back from the edge, but when Azuka’s fragile grip on reality begins to slip further, their bond is tested in ways neither of them imagined. A story of mental illness, family duty, and the quiet despair of a woman searching for control in a world that keeps taking it away.
Dame En Rouge
A madam Koi Koi story reimagined, only this time, she is a spirit that fights for heartbroken and scorned women. After being heart broken by her boyfriend, a sad Nnenna sulks in bed for weeks, isolating herself from her family and friends as she licks her
wounds. She summons Lady Koi Koi as a joke, not knowing she would appear. And when she does, she asks her to deal with Emeka.
Blue Ruins
Blue Ruins is a story about Ahachi, an outcast at Ndibe Beach, whose life changes when she meets Nkasi, a man who seems too perfect to be real. Their connection is electric, pulling her into a love that feels otherworldly—because it is. As Nkasi invites her deeper into his mysterious world, Ahachi must decide if love is worth risking everything she knows. This story is poetic, haunting, and rooted in the beauty of myth and nature.