This, I Forbid

“Your biggest competition in business is your own self-doubt.” That, was Matla Moeketsi’s motto and he had lived by it since the tender age of twelve, when he had to drop out of school to take over his ailing mother’s vegetable stand at the taxi rank. He woke up every morning with one main goal:Continue

Tomorrow

Only one thing is certain in this life — time never stops. That means life goes on, no matter what. Even in the moments that cause your world to come to a halt — when struggle wears your face as its emblem and heartbreak unwinds the fibre of your sanity. Tumi couldn’t believe, as sheContinue

Today

Nothing in this world has more potential than a day. Potential for people to make something out of nothing or to break what’s already standing in the blink of an eye. Potential that awakens a hunger, in others, that propels them further than they dared to dream. While some merely dream of making it toContinue

Six Million Reasons

“Any last words?” He said. His gun firmly placed in the space between her eyes. There was no doubt that, if he pulled the trigger, she’d be dead. But she couldn’t, for the life of her, think of words that felt good enough to say. “A silent death?” He smirked, “even better.” “6 Million,” she blurted out in desperation,Continue

Life Isn’t a Fairytale

This short story was published in YOU magazine on the 14th of March in 2019.