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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The Stainless Saga
With even less time left before demolition day, Mama Naza’s Salon returns with more gist! Today’s tea is about the most reliable gist supplier in town, whose gossip is so airtight it earned her the name Madam Stainless. Grab a seat and listen in before the government finally demolishes Mama Naza’s Salon.
Set On Fire
Bruised by her father’s vicious indifference, a young, Nigerian woman wonders how she can force the world to hear her family’s screams. Raised in a world that oft turns its back on the young, female and oppressed, she knows that a girl has no choice but to take matters into her own, baby-smooth hands.
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.
Medley for All Seasons
A visit to his hometown opens up old wounds for an abandoned son. An impending tragedy forces him to confront the past he thought he had left behind and he finds he must deal with it before it’s too late.
The Child who Beat his Mother
Eight months after completing his NYSC, Osaze still has not found a job. Under immense financial and societal pressures, he eventually snaps—and at the wrong person. Sparks are flying as everyone from the village chief to their neighbors try to prevent disastrous escalation. Will Osaze choose peace before his community uses violence to put him in his place?
A Slow Burning
Ayanda's life has been shaped by the decisions of his relatives; his father's absence to his grandmother's kindness shape him into a top student at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University. However, he encounters difficult lecturers and increasing family pressures which prolong his stay in school. Will he ever overcome them and graduate?
Taiye
A young boy in Lagos disappears. Years later, his parents are looking to investigate his mysterious disappearance, but their now grown-up daughter is strongly opposed to it. Will the parents ever be reunited with their child? And, just as importantly, will their daughter ever see her brother again?