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Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

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Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby ManziWaMtaa » Tue Dec 23, 2014 1:24 am

I love writing, having grown up reading Barbra Kimenye's Moses . I am quite sure that many people who grew up in Kenya & Uganda must have read the Moses series. It must have been quite difficult for a woman like Barbra to put herself in the mind and body of teenage boys, and her writings were a great achievement.

I have adapted the same style, and my focus is on boys and their thought process. Boys of about 12 years. I've given some of my short stories to a few children that I meet with.

Are there people on Snet who love writing/reading short stories? I can share my first story here and you people can respond to it. Who's game?

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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby Julkimi » Tue Dec 23, 2014 2:07 am

Have you read how to build a fire by Jack London..


I would love to read your short stories. :up:

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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby ManziWaMtaa » Tue Dec 23, 2014 5:02 am

Haven't read Jack London's books. Will surely check him out - he may be the inspiration for my books. I'll post the story here within the next 24 hours once I get the time to translate some Swahili words in the story

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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby Libix » Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:38 am

Noo keen laakinse somaalina noogu soo qor. mahadsanid.

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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby ManziWaMtaa » Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:48 am

Have you read how to build a fire by Jack London..


I would love to read your short stories. :up:

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Wlc to the forum and hope you enjoy your experience here.
Thank you. I thought he was a pop literature writer. I was pleasantly surprised to discover that he's a classic author. He was quite good. I always find it difficult to read onscreen fiction that has not been broken into dialogue, but I've greatly enjoyed the first short story. I'll certainly mimic his style if I'm to pick up writing again.

@Libix...what was that? I know nothing in Somali.

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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby Libix » Tue Dec 23, 2014 10:56 am

lol i said bring us a Somali version. But never mind.

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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby Lamagoodle » Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:01 am

I love writing, having grown up reading Barbra Kimenye's Moses . I am quite sure that many people who grew up in Kenya & Uganda must have read the Moses series. It must have been quite difficult for a woman like Barbra to put herself in the mind and body of teenage boys, and her writings were a great achievement.

I have adapted the same style, and my focus is on boys and their thought process. Boys of about 12 years. I've given some of my short stories to a few children that I meet with.

Are there people on Snet who love writing/reading short stories? I can share my first story here and you people can respond to it. Who's game?
So, you are from Kenya? NFD?

When I was a kid in primary school, I remember reading about Moses and Mildred; is that one of her books?

Share your short stories with us, per favor

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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby Basra- » Wed Dec 24, 2014 10:54 am

I love reading and writing short stories. Before we continue, change your adoon avatar. :D

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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby YummyMummy » Wed Dec 24, 2014 1:53 pm

Creative writing is always welcome :up:

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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby ManziWaMtaa » Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:36 am


So, you are from Kenya? NFD?

When I was a kid in primary school, I remember reading about Moses and Mildred; is that one of her books?

Share your short stories with us, per favor
Thanks Jalle, Nope - My Parents are from there but I grew up in different places. I've settled in Nairobi though.

Yeah ! Moses and Mildred. My goodness, you remember? That's the story where Moses (Kibaya) aka Holy Moses got a snake, named it Mildred and carried it to school. He gave it to King Kong (Sebastian Mulutu) and the snake ended up biting Rukia, the dorm prefect.

Lovely story. Can you imagine I had to buy the whole series once I was grown up? Funny thing is that when we were writing compositions, we would write the goings on of Mukibi's Educational Institute of The Son's of African Gentlemen. What a long name for a messed up school!! Image Image Image

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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby ManziWaMtaa » Fri Dec 26, 2014 10:48 am

@Yummy, thanks

Here's the story

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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby Basra- » Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:04 am

Manzi

A good romance story would start like this......




Chapter 1


'Did you hear Sheikh Abdullahi? Mama Khadra's son has arrived from Oxford, UK with a capital degree in Journalism." Sheikh gave his wife of twenty years one glance and went back to reading his newspaper. A government clerk, and his wife, the infamous owner of a small shop at Somali Mall are well known in the Minneapolis community. Not infamous because they each belong to a very shocking different qabils, but it is said their love was epic and notorious. She was the daughter of a famous Somali colonel, and he the son of a minor chief from Kismayo. He was Bantu slash Baajuun Caadkah, and she a Marehaan Darood woman. Her beauty was intense and bewitching even in her late 40s. They had three daughters who took her beauty, but added an additional quality that the mother did not posses- an uncanny grace in manners, and sophistication.

"Can you hear me--husband? Mama Khadra's son has arrived in town, I went last night and saw him with my own eyes. Oh what a beauty sir. He is tall, heavy eye brows, long, aquiline nose and the most softest beautiful dark madoow Xiindhi hair. I am telling you Abdullahi---I was instantly delighted with him. He is very well mannered too. A little bit reserved and quite, but that is natural, he is a man. OH dear husband. One of our daughters must marry him. I mean, why not? He is my own sisters son. Cousins marriage are the best in the universe, don't you --think zaki dear?"


Zaki, the eldest daughter, was too busy to listen to her mothers chatter, she was too busy giggling, and gazing at her smart phone, she was texting her childhood friend, whom she goes to college with, a handsome fellow but not of good family breeding. Geo is a Hawadley who is not light skin as they usually are, and although very well mannered boy, with exceptional intelligence, but his pedigree will not make Mrs. Abdullahi very convinced God forbid one day he comes to propose for her daughters hand.


"I see --like daughter and like Father-You - will ALL....ignore me. Well, continue to ignore me --- I will not rest, until Hassan Awil Baare has married zaki, Bella or my least favorite daughter- kambuli, although I highly doubt she will inspire him to marry her. I have the faintest suspicion kambuli will bring me a majeerten, for she hangs out with only mjs. Mjs with small, saan kusaan at that.Mostly of the Osman mahmood breed, you know the ones who breeded with their bantu slaves. Oh what nerves that will plague me if she does. Why couldn't she at least find a good nose in umar mahmood if she has to go that route? Anyway, what am I saying, God forbid my daughters to marry any mj--good nose or not. "
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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby YummyMummy » Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:12 am

^ Basra strikes again :lol:
Apart from using names of SNET members, that's not a bad story.

Manzi I'll read yours soon & reply, thank you for sharing :)

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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby Basra- » Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:20 am

Oh come on Yummy! The names of Somalinet ---Particularly makes it funny. I mean, just reading the names-- u start cracking up like a mad woman or man, then u pause and continue reading. :lol: :lol:

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Re: Does Anybody Here Love Short Stories?

Postby ManziWaMtaa » Fri Dec 26, 2014 11:24 am

Manzi

A good romance story would start like this......




Chapter 1


'Did you hear Sheikh Abdullahi? Mama Khadra's son has arrived from Oxford, UK with a capital degree in Journalism." Sheikh gave his wife of twenty years one glance and went back to reading his newspaper. A government clerk, and his wife, the infamous owner of a small shop at Somali Mall are well known in the Minneapolis community. Not infamous because they each belong to a very shocking different qabils, but it is said their love was epic and notorious. She was the daughter of a famous Somali colonel, and he the son of a minor chief from Kismayo. He was Bantu slash Baajuun Caadkah, and she a Marehaan Darood woman. Her beauty was intense and bewitching even in her late 40s. They had three daughters who took her beauty, but added an additional quality that the mother did not posses- an uncanny grace in manners, and sophistication.

"Can you hear me--husband? Mama Khadra's son has arrived in town, I went last night and saw him with my own eyes. Oh what a beauty sir. He is tall, heavy eye brows, long, aquiline nose and the most softest beautiful dark madoow Xiindhi hair. I am telling you Abdullahi---I was instantly delighted with him. He is very well mannered too. A little bit reserved and quite, but that is natural, he is a man. OH dear husband. One of our daughters must marry him. I mean, why not? He is my own sisters son. Cousins marriage are the best in the universe, don't you --think zaki dear?"


Zaki, the eldest daughter, was too busy to listen to her mothers chatter, she was too busy giggling, and gazing at her smart phone, she was texting her childhood friend, whom she goes to college with, a handsome fellow but not of good family breeding. Geo is a Hawadley who is not light skin as they usually are, and although very well mannered boy, with exceptional intelligence, but his pedigree will not make Mrs. Abdullahi very convinced God forbid one day he comes to propose for her daughters hand.


"I see --like daughter and like Father-You - will ALL....ignore me. Well, continue to ignore me --- I will not rest, until Hassan Awil Baare has married zaki, Bella or my least favorite daughter- kambuli, although I highly doubt she will inspire him to marry her. I have the faintest suspicion kambuli will bring me a majeerten, for she hangs out with only mjs. Mjs with small, saan kusaan at that.Mostly of the Osman mahmood breed, you know the ones who breeded with their bantu slaves. Oh what nerves that will plague me if she does. Why couldn't she at least find a good nose in umar mahmood if she has to go that route? Anyway, what am I saying, God forbid my daughters to marry any mj--good nose or not. "
Hahaha..Basra. You're good....Image Image


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