All posts by Welbie

17Sep/21

1692 in A’salem Down

17th September 2021Flash Fictionconfession, crush, feelings, Flash Fiction, Ghana, Love, Relationship, SuperstitionWelbie

hi attafoe, there’s a lot i wanted to say to you at the town fair yesterday but there were too many people around, especially your father; that man scares me. i know

12Mar/21

aberrant Abe – origin story

12th March 2021Flash FictionWelbie

prompt: “Who’s your daddy?” A shrill scream. ‘Father!’ Little Abe had loved playing catch with his old man; he’d throw Little Abe up in the air and deftly catch him amidst shrill

22Nov/20

A Loose End

22nd November 2020Distins, Flash FictionFlash Fiction, Relationship, SexWelbie

I met my woman off Twitter and we’ve been together for over a year now. Like she says, I have a way with words, so it wasn’t surprising that she was always

22Sep/20

The year is 2027

22nd September 2020Flash Fictionapocalypse, coronavirus, covid-19, fiction, Flash Fiction, sci-fiWelbie

The year is 2027; ears have become a highly valuable organ. It all began six years ago when the Covid-19 virus mutated in infected and recovering persons triggering a reverse-growth and withering

05Apr/20

Thirteen spells Disaster

5th April 2020Flash Fictioncoronavirus, covid19, fiction, Flash FictionWelbie

Death, grand as it may be, is sometimes the cumulation of many unimpressive incidents – in Donnie’s case, what started as simple coughing earned him a coffin. The funeral was solemn, not

28Jun/19

Hijab for Allah, Ass for Abdullah

28th June 2019Distins, Flash Fictionconfession, feelings, fiction, Flash Fiction, SexWelbie

‘How far have you gone just to get some pussy?’ That was all I asked Kobby. It was one of the cool evenings in June, we shared several bottles of Smirnoff Ice

10Jun/18

Adey Kai

10th June 2018Pidgin, chale.feelings, Flash Fiction, Ghana, Life, Murder, pidgin, Relationship, Short Story, SuperstitionWelbie

Adey kai as I start move to you fresh Then ano get job but as you biz me say what adey do, I tell you say I be developer Ano really lie

20May/18

She Take Dash Me

20th May 2018Pidgin, chale.pidginWelbie

I get some job gig last week plus some cool agency bi like that. Dem dey phyll my art and tings so dem holla me say make I come through for some

06Mar/18

“Freedom!”

6th March 2018DistinsGhana, Independence Day, Nkrumah, Shatta WaleWelbie

“…and when the large crowd finally calmed down, bringing their victory chants under control, Kwame Nkrumah looked round at the faces of the multitude gathered at the grounds and asked in all

12Jan/18

Dem Take Do Me Fresh

12th January 2018Pidgin, chale.crush, Flash Fiction, pidgin, Relationship, SexWelbie

I make wild. Sorry, this go long small. So last night like 11:30pm there about, I comot go buy Indomie for the junction edey my front there norr. Normal waiting time be

10Jul/17

A Bloody Hell…

10th July 2017Flash Fictionfiction, Flash Fiction, VampiresWelbie

The year is 1877, a group of five vampires have come together to establish a hospital. The establishment, brilliantly schemed, is to accord them access to a steady supply of blood – blood

22Apr/17

Dearly Departing…

22nd April 2017Flash FictionFlash Fiction, Marriage, RapeWelbie

I got raped again today. And this time, I enjoyed it. Not from the continuous unsolicited thrusting of penis into my vagina, but I enjoyed it because I’ve finally found a way

13Feb/17

Last Seen Online

13th February 2017Distins, Flash Fictionfeelings, Flash Fiction, Love, RelationshipWelbie

Hey You up? typing Oh looks like you are Yea I am Lol what’s up? I’m going to be very straight and quite blunt with you… typing typing Okay Do you

19Jan/17

Queer Fetish : Twilight In Ashaley Botwe

19th January 2017DistinsRelationship, SexWelbie

(…based on a true story, or not quite.) The receding rays of the setting sun gave the room an eerily pleasant appearance, as the shuttered louvers cast shadows of horizontal projections across

12Dec/16

Unexpecting The Expected

12th December 2016Distins, Flash FictionFlash FictionWelbie

He went over the lines again, making it the sixty-seventh time. Adjoah.. In all this time we’ve spent with each other, I’ve come to love and cherish you for who you are.

25Nov/16

Somebody, herb me please!

25th November 2016Flash FictionFlash Fiction, high, weedWelbie

Guys guys, I’m in deep shit.. Where do I even start from… you forget.. Just hear read me out.. I’d initially thought 30 cedis per gram was a bit of a ripoff

21Oct/16

Feelings, Literature and Adulterous Things

21st October 2016Flash FictionFlash Fiction, Relationship, SexWelbie

“I know this situation is only temporary, and it’s not going to last… but I can enjoy the time we have together for what it is. I can’t say I won’t be

07Oct/16

Agoinsh

7th October 2016DistinsFlash Fiction, RelationshipWelbie

“Adunno.. It’s just.. You have this carefree laugh that gives me some warmth.. especially when you’re laughing at my jokes or some silly shit I did. And your chin.. it’s cute. You’re

05Oct/16

“Love Is Enough” they said.

5th October 2016Distins, Pidgin, chale.pidgin, RelationshipWelbie

They say ‘Love Is Blind’ so ano know why this girl ein eye red for my money. Gave her half my pay about a week ago but this hunny, already dey here

09Sep/16

Butter My Bread, Sugar My Kooko

9th September 2016DistinsFlash Fiction, Ghana, Rape, Shatta WaleWelbie

The following narrative is based on a bizarre event that occurred on Tuesday, 23rd August, 2016 at James Town, Accra. This narrative is intended to serve as comic relief and is in

14Aug/16

based on a tro story III

14th August 2016Distinspidgin, TrotroWelbie

Click here for: based on a tro story II “HER-LOW… HER-LOW” A rotund man bellowed at the top of his voice into a cellphone, grazing three other passengers with spittle. He covered

14Aug/16

based on a tro story II

14th August 2016DistinsGhana, pidgin, TrotroWelbie

Click here for: based on a tro story I She inserted the earpiece once again and tapped it furiously. Like earlier trials, it failed to produce any sound even though she was

30Jun/16

Love Forever… or maybe Three Months.

30th June 2016Flash FictionFlash Fiction, Marriage, RelationshipWelbie

She hated that peculiar scent associated with hospitals but she had no choice but to come – as she’d been doing everyday for the past twelve days. It didn’t even matter that

21Jun/16

based on a tro story…

21st June 2016DistinsGhana, pidgin, TrotroWelbie

He spotted the empty trotro coming from 120 meters away and he slowly detached himself from the company of the small crowd also waiting for a car at the bus-stop. He strolled

05Jun/16

Cereal, Milk and A Body Bag

5th June 2016Flash FictionFlash FictionWelbie

He washed the mess off his gloved hands and shuffled towards the kitchen counter to pick up a ceramic bowl. He unstoppered a carton of milk he took from the fridge and

02Jun/16

Hip hip hip?

2nd June 2016Distins, Flash FictionFlash Fiction, Poem, PoetryWelbie

He glanced at the clock and saw it was quarter past one in the morning. He picked up his phone to send her a text before she got the chance to chide

05Jan/16

Potter’s Detention

5th January 2016Flash FictionFlash Fiction, Harry PotterWelbie

Harry paused outside the door to her office and sighed deeply. He had barely knocked a second time when the door opened, Professor Umbridge standing at the entrance. “Aha! Harry, right on

07Nov/15

Safe In The Closet

7th November 2015Flash FictionFlash FictionWelbie

She heard the floorboards creak and she bit her lip to keep herself from making a sound. A silhouette passed across the crack space through which she peered, temporarily blocking out the

27Oct/15

Blood, Lust and Fanged things

27th October 2015Flash FictionFlash Fiction, Relationship, VampiresWelbie

He sauntered into the poorly lit room, a lone candle flickered on a table. He didn’t need the light, he could see clearly in the dark perhaps even better than he could

12Oct/15

Nothing Was Ever The Same Again

12th October 2015Flash Fictionaliens, Flash FictionWelbie

She got out of bed very grumpy and the annoyance clearly showed on her face. Glaring at the the clock on the nightstand, she flared her nostrils even more. She dragged her

08Oct/15

Six Word Story: Help

8th October 2015Flash FictionFlash Fiction, Six Word Story, Six WordsWelbie

Nine-one-one… Beep… No signal.

29Sep/15

Six Word Story: Betrayal

29th September 2015Flash FictionFlash Fiction, Six Word Story, Six WordsWelbie

My wife. My best man. Eloping.

22Sep/15

Mala Suerte

22nd September 2015Distins, Flash FictionFlash Fiction, Life, Relationship, WorkWelbie

He surveyed the contents of his room, casting his eyes about… looking but not really seeing anything. His eyes glazed over for a moment, deep in thought. Flashes of memories flitted through

02Aug/15

The Moment I Made It

2nd August 2015MusingsFamily, Life, Musing, RelationshipWelbie

I sit back relaxing in the couch… casting my mind back to the past couple of months, years perhaps… enjoying the great view sprawled out before me… revelling in the all too

28Jul/15

The Boy Who Cried Meow

28th July 2015DistinsFlash Fiction, Ghana, LifeWelbie

It was the eve of Christmas. Chaka went to bed looking forward to waking up to a sumptuous meal the next morning. Being the second of three children to a single mother,

09Jul/15

Morning Rounds

9th July 2015Distins, Flash FictionFlash Fiction, Ghana, Life, WorkWelbie

It was a fine Monday morning, the streets already bustling with various activities. I willingly joined the moving crowd and allowed myself to be led by the throng of people who were

08Jul/15

Self-Doting

8th July 2015MusingsMusingWelbie

In our quest to achieve utmost independence from the validation of others in order to justify our actions and obtain a sense self-worth, I think it’s sometimes necessary and reassuring to hear

25May/15

The Visitor

25th May 2015Distins, Flash FictionFlash Fiction, high, Relationship, Sex, weedWelbie

The number you’re calling cannot be reached at this moment, please try again la- I cut the call. Gaddamit! Shitty network. I immediately start redialling. I have been trying to reach her

07May/15

A Cock-And-Whose Story

7th May 2015Flash FictionFate, Ghana, Life, RelationshipWelbie

I first met Helen outside the local restaurant. She had just finished getting some rice to eat and was just looking to take a leisurely stroll – she was new to the

06Apr/15

7th March In A Compound House.

6th April 2015Distins, Flash FictionFlash Fiction, Ghana, Independence Day, RelationshipWelbie

It’d been two hours past her 8 o’clock curfew but Awo still had no intention of going home yet. The whole place had been thrown into a state of euphoric frenzy following

06Apr/15

As He Saw It

6th April 2015Distins, Flash FictionGhana, Independence Day, NkrumahWelbie

“…and when the large crowd finally calmed down, bringing their victory chants under control, Kwame Nkrumah looked round at the faces of the multitude gathered at the grounds and asked in all

10Jan/15

Finished

10th January 2015Distins, Flash FictionFlash Fiction, RelationshipWelbie

No one takes a shower quicker than a guy who just received the “I’m in your neighborhood” text from his crush; Or so they say, but my situation was quite different. I

27Dec/14

FANTASIA

27th December 2014Flash FictionFlash Fiction, SexWelbie

Footsteps. She thought it was her heightened sense of paranoia but she still couldn’t shake off the feeling that she was being followed. She walked on. She had no idea where she

Author: Welbie