A short-story by Job Zigu I was thirty-two when my wife died and little Jena was only four. My bookshop was in-front of the yard and I thought of keeping the house and bookshop instead of selling the yard with them. The bookshop would be able to sustain our livelihoods and pay the bills. AllContinue reading “Goodbye my Jena”
Category Archives: Short Stories
Reflecting on childhood memories of PNG’s first PM visit
By Paul Minga THE BUZZING HELICOPTER took my childhood attention unexpectedly by storm in offloading PNG’s first PM Michael Thomas Somare was at where now Kerowil Singirok, PNGDF Engineering Battalion Highlands base is located. Every Papua New Guinean born before or after independence has their own story to share, reflect, reminisce, highlight and tell othersContinue reading “Reflecting on childhood memories of PNG’s first PM visit”
Kurai Memorial Awards Judging is in progress
Next week we will meet our three judges for Ples Singsing’s inaugural awards for short-biography writing. The judges are professional writers and avid fiction readers, who are recognised as Wantok Blong Ples Singsing (Associate Members). The judges will bring to bear their own wealth of knowledge and experience in writing, editing and publishing of fictionContinue reading “Kurai Memorial Awards Judging is in progress”
Just a little walk in the dark
Flash fiction by Raymond Sigimet “Bro, hariap ya! Plis o! Move a little faster yah.”He kept talking and irritating me, like a betel nut stain on a wall.I’m big for my size and quite slow. That’s why.I’m also fed up with the nagging. I truly am.Like I’m fed up with how friends compare me toContinue reading “Just a little walk in the dark”
Meeting Penny
Raymond Sigimet Keith Jackson & Friends: PNG Attitude, 18 August 2022 “I heard footsteps brushing against the grass and crackling the dry leaves. I looked up and was surprised to see a pretty young woman, all Afro and earrings” FLASH FICTION – This is my story of Penny, someone I met unexpectedly. On a Wednesday. OurContinue reading “Meeting Penny”
Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2023
ENTRIES CLOSE ON 1 NOVEMBER! If you haven’t already entered then go here for more information.
Kurai Memorial Awards Announcement
The entry period has closed and we are now collating the entries to prepare for judging. Toksave that while we will endevour to have the entries judged before December 1 in order to get the best out of our judging process (which is all done on a voluntary basis) we may extend the delivery periodContinue reading “Kurai Memorial Awards Announcement”
Kindly Kindle became a greedy book monster
In Amazon’s early days there was a hint of a benevolent and philanthropic spirit in its business model, but the ogre of profit at all costs has overtaken all other considerations PHILIP FITZPATRICK – posted on PNG Attitude Blog TUMBY BAY – Michael Dom and I have just endured an incredibly dispiriting battle with AmazonContinue reading “Kindly Kindle became a greedy book monster”
Global First As Young Eswatini Writer Ntsika Kota Wins 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize
By Ruth Killick – The Nigerian Voice 29-year-old newcomer makes history as first winner from Eswatini Kota’s story ‘and the earth drank deep’ depicts a group of hunter-gatherers encountering threats from wild animals, disease and unexpected death Winning story praised for ‘putting “evil” on display without interrogation or judgement’ Twenty-nine-year-old Ntsika Kota has today been announcedContinue reading “Global First As Young Eswatini Writer Ntsika Kota Wins 2022 Commonwealth Short Story Prize”
My little heartbeat
By Mary Eugenia The moment I dreaded finally came when I saw the plane in the sky. My three years old son had come to the airport to see me off. I was holding him when the plane landed on to the short runway of Buka airport. As the time for departure came I huggedContinue reading “My little heartbeat”
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