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How to Write a Novella – Storymoja Writers’ Blog

April 11th, 2011 by Storymoja | No Comments

How to Write a Novella - Storymoja Writers' Blog

So two weeks ago we looked into Novellas, even marked off a few titles. I am sure that after we had talked about it, you went in search of other titles that fit under the Novella Category. Just in case you missed out on that conversation have a look at The Woman Who Waited – Writing Novellas.

So where do you start?


The Repulsive Beauty – A Short Story

April 10th, 2011 by Storymoja | 8 Comments

The Repulsive Beauty - A Short Story

I threw a side glance to her as she walked. What a figure! Tall, tender and slender.


Stones Bounce on Water – A Short Story

April 10th, 2011 by Storymoja | 3 Comments

Stones Bounce on Water - A Short Story

A full moon lit the first night for the visitors as they took tea on the porch…


Cold Feet on a Sunny Day by Susan Munywoki

January 23rd, 2011 by Storymoja | 1 Comment

Cold Feet on a Sunny Day by Susan Munywoki

I take the first step. Glance at the clock above me. Two o’clock on the dot. My heart …


Sold For a Song by Yvonne Gitobu – A Story for your Weekend

December 13th, 2010 by Storymoja | No Comments

Written by Yvvone Gitobu Tasia stood over the one plate kerosene stove in her mother’s kitchen watching the tea leaves swirl in the sufuria of boiling water and milk. As the steam rose from the pot her brown eyes welled up with tears. She wiped the salty wetness from her cheek as she turned off [...]


Editor’s Pick – Netflix by Mwangi Ichungwa

November 15th, 2010 by Storymoja | 4 Comments

Editor's Pick - Netflix by Mwangi Ichungwa

She heads for the red car and slips into the front passenger seat. She greets the young man and proceeds to withdraw a CD booklet from her bag. She sets this on the dashboard and then pulls out …


Winning Vignette – Lorot, Son of the Hills

November 14th, 2010 by Storymoja | No Comments

Winning Vignette - Lorot, Son of the Hills

Well, you voted. The winning story is Lorot and the K.C.S.E Nightmares by Lorot Salem. Following closely on his heels is Wanjeri Gakuru’s A Moment with Magic.


Editor’s Pick – Her Friend’s Father by Pauline Odhiambo

October 25th, 2010 by Storymoja | 12 Comments

Editor's Pick - Her Friend’s Father by Pauline Odhiambo

The second time she let him touch her breast he had just given her sixty thousand shillings to buy a new phone. This happened two days after she first let him touch her and now she marveled at the power of those two round globes sitting high on her chest. “This is incredible!” she thought [...]


Editor’s Pick – Freedom’s Ribbon by Ombongi Neyole

October 18th, 2010 by Storymoja | 1 Comment

Editor's Pick - Freedom's Ribbon by Ombongi Neyole

With a sudden jerk, his hands went to work over his stomach, scratching furiously through his shirt. The bites itched so bad, he thought his body was on fire.


The Oath by Millie Dok – A Story for your Weekend

September 24th, 2010 by Storymoja | 11 Comments

The Oath by Millie Dok - A Story for your Weekend

It’s your fault, not hers, it has come to this. You were every religious wife’s dream of a daughter, what every girl in the neighbourhood secretly wanted to grow up and be. But when you told them “be pure”, you felt bored. And lonely.



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