October Was a Good Month of Publications


 October 1st:  publication of The Zambia Wrap, my short story set at the eve of online dating, featuring especially Match.com. Story published as a single by ZamaShort. A story that mildly scared me when all the editing was done and it was getting published: the confessional honesty of my protagonist. But an ADES colleague I discussed the publication with in Ghana said my reaction was a good sign that I had written something daring, provocative, and worth talking about.  I avoided talking about it to the more than 350 visitors to Ghana I have travelled with as we had more urgent matters to attend to, realities to deal with, a history of pain, but also a return (for most of my colleagues) to celebrate. But the story is out there, running the rounds on different platforms, and i am now ready to promote it. Here is one link to a preview of The Zambia Wrap.  Enjoy! 

Then to close off the month neatly, "We Gather" was published by Saraba Magazine on October 31st. I was more willing to promote this, but reaized too that the narrator admits things that will make readers question many things about him. According to some readers who talked to me about it, it's a story that worked, gripped the reader's attention until the end. Read it here. 

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