Makena M.

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Jan, 2021

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“Finding Purpose” by Makena M.

Submitted to Contest #80

He stands with the quiet dignity of his seventy-five years, eyes glazed with unshed tears as his son’s F-5 fighter jet screeches across the clear blue skies of this small village. Within the fleeting seconds in which all eyes are glued upwards, hands covering the ears, the jet is done “saluting” him and is cruising northwards back to the air base. For this family's Independence Day in June, 2001, this is a double celebration of the national holiday as well as the family heroes, Muhia and his son Captain Kamiti of the Kenya Air Force. Ha...

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“Unbonding” by Makena M.

Submitted to Contest #79

My balcony geraniums are glistening in the warmth of the mid-morning highland sun. They are a perfect cover from which to observe him from my third-floor apartment. He keeps clenching his fists and looking upwards, unsure of my location. I can well imagine his trepidation about the perilous mission he is undertaking, of informing me that my sister has hired him to kill me. “What if she has reported me to the police?” I can almost hear him scolding himself. “What if she doesn’t believe me?”Actually, under normal circumstances, I would no...

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