Kumbi Chitenderu

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Nov, 2020

Stories (4)

4 Stories

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“Saara's Cellphone ” by Kumbi Chitenderu

Submitted to Contest #82

She stared at her mobile phone. It lay motionless on the table in front of her. It was harmless at that moment. You’re being irrational Saara, she said out loud. You need to get a grip. Not for the first time that day she regretted having the AI system installed in her house. She was convinced that somehow, someone else was in control. But, who would take her seriously? It had all been exciting at first: how she could open her complex gate from anywhere in the city, how she could get advice on what meals were possible with the ingr...

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“The Office ” by Kumbi Chitenderu

Submitted to Contest #77

It’s 23:58 and Ronda is finishing off one last email before she can call it quits. If only she could take leave for tomorrow. There’s nothing for it, it will have to be five hours of sleep and be back at work by 08:00. Done, Ronda sends the email and pushes her chair back from the desk, stretching her legs, wiggling her shoeless toes and ankles in mid-air. Ronda clasps her hands at the back of her head and whistles. She swivels her chair from left to right then spins herself around to face the large windows behind her. The company she works ...

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“The Early Bird ” by Kumbi Chitenderu

Submitted to Contest #75

Two days into the New Year: “Don’t forget!” Valerie texted her friend, her head propped on a pillow. She wiggled her toes, feeling snug in her warm bed. She waited. Speech bubbles appeared then disappeared. Typing, the little caption read at the top of the WhatsApp chat with her friend Tanya. What was taking Tanya so long to type the simple words OK. or even a thumbs up emoji? As she waited for the speech bubbles to form into whatever it was Tanya was still typing (and probably retyping), Valerie switched from her WhatsApp to her In...

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“Secret Santa ” by Kumbi Chitenderu

Submitted to Contest #73

Donald and his cousins screamed as they ran through the house. Tyrannosaurus! Mastodon! Triceratops! Sabre toothed tiger!Wait, I’m the Sabre toothed tiger. Tsitsi had stopped running. Yellow is my favourite colour. No, it’s mine. Tanya stood staring at Tsitsi, arms folded.Donald could sense a fight coming and he was not about to have his holiday ruined. Two weeks wasn’t enough time to pack in fun and fights. Those had to be kept to a minimum. Guys why don’t you switch every two rounds, he suggested. By now the power range...

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Author bio

Newbie Writer who's hoping to live the dream. Comments and critiques appreciated.