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Namwima Buluma

Author on Reedsy Prompts since Feb, 2020

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Clambering Over Elephants and Other Life Threatening Preoccupations

Submitted to Contest #44

I suppose it would be better, for both our sakes, to start in the middle, flowing where the narrative takes us. We begin our tale a longish time ago, in a land where giants are occasionally eaten by minnows. Our hero (it's not conceited of me, styling myself the hero; it’s my story and I will tell it however I like) is going through a transition period. ‘Awakening’ may have been a better word to use, except for the implication that before this crucial span of time, our hero’s life had been nothing but a prolonged siesta. It’s disrespectful a...

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Lawn Party

Submitted to Contest #40

1It was just a small gathering at JJ’s - not a gathering per se, but a gradual agglutination of individuals in the vicinity. No deliberate attempt to exclude you, I promise. I was passing by on my way to a great rendition of Sarafina (my sister is in the cast, playing one of those insignificant roles she repeatedly stumbles into; she has such immense vitality and stage presence, you wouldn’t even notice she lacks professional polish) but I spotted the trollop on the lawn, so I had to march over there and confront her abou...

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