Peace Nakiyemba

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

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“Not Your Doctor!” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #53

‘University, ah! I remember my days there. You know, wild days where…’‘Dad, you told me this story yesterday. And the day before that. And the day before that. Really all I want…’‘So now, because you will be going off to university, you think you shouldn’t listen to your old man. If I have told you the story hundred times then you should be a good son and listen to it a thousand times. And don’t sigh out like that. I’m still your father.’‘Yes sir.’‘No girls! Don’t grin like that, I mean it. No drugs either. You...

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“A few grave truths” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #52

You are not usually superstitious but your horoscope for the day said you are going to meet someone from your past and you have walked around with that expectation, staring intently into stranger’s faces and taking your time on your walks around the campus so that you don’t lose your date with fate. Before you see who destiny has ...

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“Making Amends” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #51

For a very long he had considered the shell before him his second home. ‘It looks like it always has’ Tom mumbled to himself in awe. As though when he left, it had been encompassed in a time bubble. But then again, what had he really expected? His grandparents were meticulous people and not a single strand of hair fell out of place...

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“Marriage Fever.” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #50

Today is the day! I know it is. I also know that I’ve said this every two weeks when it’s his turn to plan our date night but there is something different about today. It doesn’t matter that there are no roses littered around our table when we walk up to it, his cologne is intoxicating enough and I’m sure the two of us add enough colour to the scenery. There are no candles on the table ei...

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“Free-fall” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #46

‘Just write.’ I repeat these words to myself. Because it is what she’s told me would be the cure. Like it’s easy! Even though ...

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“10th Anniversary.” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #40

LynI’ve put the most effort in this friendship. The most!Keeping time is a curse I may have to die with. The rest of them have never kept time and if you ask me that speaks volumes for how much they value this time…and the friendship. I tried to come late for it, but even thirty minutes late I’m still early for our reunion.

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“The Human within the N'Chusa” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #39

The stars blinked at him as though trying to reveal a secret. Morse code, he thought? But he had never ever bothered to learn it. Maybe there is another human, or humans, out there in space trying to find their way home back to earth. And they just want to know if earth is still habitable.He had never been much of a star gazer but it takes confinement to prompt you into new interests. Now he knew w...

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“#epicfails On Repeat.” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #38

I wake up to the noise of that video playing. Again. And my wife laughing. How many times can you find the same thing so funny? If I show any signs of being fully awake, she’ll give me the update. Probably up by 200,000 more views. Maybe we are up to 6million views now, or more. The world is bored and I offered a little respite for that in that stupid video. If you are curious about which video I’m talking about, just type ‘Superbaby’ in your YouTube search. Chances are, ours is the first video listed. Other media...

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“Have you heard about Myra?” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #37

‘I think Myra is sick.’The three women were huddled together making snacks for the prayer meeting. Martha was surprised it had taken Agnes twenty full minutes before she decided to choose a victim of her gossip. Perhaps she had too many stories and had to pick the right one.Agnes’ husband was a journalist and in recent times she had taken it upon herself to conduct the same nosiness among her own friends. Her nosiness was aided by the fact that she ha...

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“Uganda...on a whim! ” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #36

Day 1 Apologise.I looked up journal entries on Google and they suggested I should title my entries. How does this help the story but anyway…. I find the song fitting for how I’m feeling right now. Towards my brother. Snoring off on the other side of the room. It’s too late to apologise. Not that he is apologizing either. But I think I will get into the fall full story of why he should apologise. Kill the time. Find a way to fall asleep. He handed me this jo...

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“A spring-cleaning of the mind.” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #35

They all say I should be moving on like it should be as easy and natural as breathing or how winter always makes way for spring like clockwork.Ooh that makes good poetry. I should write that in a poem when I get home. How will I start it? Life and its seasons. That makes a good title. Getting rid of the past like spring-cleaning. No…Spring-cleaning. That is the perfect title. Then getting rid of the past like spring-cleaning should be my first line. I should write this in my phone n...

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“A Storm of Words.” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #34

The heavens let down their tears, almost as if in foretelling of what is to come.From where she sits on her side of the couch, watching water-droplets race each other to the bottom of the window, it has a calming effect - almost like therapy. Somehow she looks at the rain and feels less alone, so sure that there must be another soul somewhere else in the world looking out at the rain too. The weather is a shared experience just like this global lock-down. She ponders if the heavens ...

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“These hair-brained thoughts.” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #33

You usually look forward to your day at the salon; the healing chill of the cold water as it runs through your hair during the wash, the release of tension as the blow dryer works out the knots, the confidence boosted when you walk out with your new look. And you can’t help but swing your hair around, it smells so good. Was that a new shampoo - apples, coconut? You purpose to stock it at home but never do because home-hair care is not the same as having a pro sort it out for you.Tod...

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“In Time With Music.” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #32

I travel through time in music.By music, with music, through music – whichever sounds most appropriate to you. That’s how I travel. You know how you hear a song, and it resonates with your heart and head so well that whenever you hear it, it takes you back to that moment in time. Well, that’s me – literally. I do go back to that moment in time and if I have the music with me, I can pause it and in so doing pause time for myself, only me.I figured this out when I was five.With how much I love music, it is no shocker th...

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“Magic Under Arrest.” by Peace Nakiyemba

Submitted to Contest #32

CASE REPORTDetective John LakorMarch 7thKibuye Police PostThe Commanding Officer,Additional requests; Change in Partner                                     Psychiatric leaveIn additi...

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I am so honoured that you have somehow, in the mix of all the beautiful writing on this platform, found your way here. 🤗 Hi! I'm Peace. Keep writing!!!! Peace out.