Chiedozi Nwakanma

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2021

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“Home?” by Chiedozi Nwakanma

Submitted to Contest #92

The heavy silence surrounding them was loud enough to rouse them from their slumber. Their eyes fluttered open. They blinked, but its only proof was the meeting of their bottom and top eyelids. The darkness beyond their lids was just as potent as the darkness beneath them.They stood up and looked around, but utter darkness surrounded them. There were no boundaries; no dimensions. Emptiness as far as the mind could imagine. They rubbed their arms and huddled into a foetal position.They tried to recall where they could be, or who they were, bu...

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“Breath of Life.” by Chiedozi Nwakanma

Submitted to Contest #90

Shrilk. shrik. shurk. puff. Titilayo heaved a sigh and leaned on her shovel for a moment. She gazed at the endless mountains of waste lying before her, then frowned at the shovel in her grasp. This is all a waste of time. She tossed it aside and plopped to the floor. A moment later, her headgear crackled with static, and Usman's gritty voice filtered through the speakers."Titi?" The light from his headlamp swept across her. "Why did you stop?"A puff of laughter escaped her lips, and she turned to the man hard at work a few meters away. "Don'...

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Your friendly neighborhood writer who constantly rages war on blank pieces of paper...