By Tafadzwa Razemba, Zimbabwe: No tears form, as I read her words As I read her words Over and over again She so excited to hurt me Her words cutting me like a cold jagged knife Over and over again She whom I’ve never met Joyfully slicing at me Over and over again Just with her words Blinding me, numbing […]
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By Tafadzwa Razemba, Zimbabwe: Sitting at a table on the balcony at St Elmo's, Taku looked at Simba, trying to understand what happened at Creamy Inn. “Why did you do that, Simba? Michelle really likes him.” Taku said to Simba. “Actually at first I thought Stephen knew, and I didn't understand why he'd go out with a prostitute. Then when […]
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By Tafadzwa Razemba, Zimbabwe: There was a strange pull that internet chat rooms had on Stewie. Chat rooms were like a gateway drug for him. At first out of curiosity he just wanted to talk, then it led to talking about more taboo topics, then it led to meeting the people he chatted with, then doing taboo things with the […]
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By Tafadzwa Razemba, Zimbabwe: Stewart felt the heaviness return. For years, he had lived his life, as if it was in black and white. As if he had been thrown into a dark pit and no matter how hard he tried, he just could not get out. Sadness and despair were the order of the day. On the outside he […]
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By Tafadzwa Razemba, Zimbabwe: Rudo could hear the water hitting the tiled floor of the shower. 'Might as well check my mail, she thought.' Switching on Farai's desktop computer, Rudo proceeded to open the Opera window. Before typing in the email website address, the website Opera immediately opened was a chat room. Rudo had a sudden sinking feeling. She stared […]
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