Melody Kasamba

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Mar, 2021

Stories (2)

2 Stories

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“For the love of Primrose” by Melody Kasamba

Submitted to Contest #86

"He loves me. He loves me not. He loves me...," Primrose sank into the bubbles.Her left hand like the branches of a willow tree dangled off the edge of the bathtub with her fingers barely holding the fresh stems of what was previously a bouquet of roses. For the millionth time that morning, her eyelids squeezed short threads of tears off her face into the soap suds. Slowly she plucked the last petal and tossed it into the bath water among it's floating companions, “...He loves me not."The stems slipped out of her fingers and scattered all ov...

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“Just Getting By” by Melody Kasamba

Submitted to Contest #84

“Muwogo! Those going to Muwogo! There is space for only one passenger!" the sturdy taxi conductor calls with a voice that would have been loud enough to bring down the walls of Jericho. Oblivious of the odor of sweat mixed with cheap cologne and face cream, I squeeze through the crowd thinking only of how to get to that seat before the taxi leaves and I have to wait another hour for the next one to show up.Above the taxi, the stage signpost is still showing the same old hiked prices that were introduced two years back during the invinci...

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Author bio

Je suis une petite oiseau ougandaise 🐥