ZamaShort
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The ZamaShort imprint is focused on the powerhouse of the single short story. We champion multi-genre African literature excellence and diversity.
As per the StoryTime Publishing mandate initialised in 2007, ZamaShort continues to champion and add to the ever-growing canon of African literature excellence and diversity.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
As per the StoryTime Publishing mandate initialised in 2007, ZamaShort continues to champion and add to the ever-growing canon of African literature excellence and diversity.
The ZamaShort imprint series is solely focused on the amazing powerhouse that is the short story. We give each short story its own publication so that it may be read and enjoyed fully as a stand-alone publication.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The ZamaShort imprint series is solely focused on the amazing powerhouse that is the short story. We give each short story its own publication so that it may be read and enjoyed fully as a stand-alone publication.
Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-offert...
Google Play Books: play.google.com/store/books/...
Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Fable: fable.co/book/x-97891...
Thalia: www.thalia.de/shop/home/ar...
Vivlio: shop.vivlio.com/product/9789...
Google Play Books: play.google.com/store/books/...
Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Fable: fable.co/book/x-97891...
Thalia: www.thalia.de/shop/home/ar...
Vivlio: shop.vivlio.com/product/9789...
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Barnes & Noble: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-offert...
Google Play Books: play.google.com/store/books/...
Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Fable: fable.co/book/x-97891...
Thalia: www.thalia.de/shop/home/ar...
Vivlio: shop.vivlio.com/product/9789...
Google Play Books: play.google.com/store/books/...
Smashwords: www.smashwords.com/books/view/1...
Fable: fable.co/book/x-97891...
Thalia: www.thalia.de/shop/home/ar...
Vivlio: shop.vivlio.com/product/9789...
‘The Offertory’ is Available here:
Direct from ZamaShort in our Bundle or by Subscription: selfany.com/s/ZamaShort
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G35VGX5V
(Also Amazon UK, DE, FR, ES, IT, NL, JP, BR, CA, MX, AU, IN)
Apple: books.apple.com/se/book/the-...
Libby: share.libbyapp.com/title/12605313
Direct from ZamaShort in our Bundle or by Subscription: selfany.com/s/ZamaShort
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G35VGX5V
(Also Amazon UK, DE, FR, ES, IT, NL, JP, BR, CA, MX, AU, IN)
Apple: books.apple.com/se/book/the-...
Libby: share.libbyapp.com/title/12605313
ZamaShort | Selfany
The ZamaShort imprint publishes excellent multi-genre single short stories by African authors, monthly.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
‘The Offertory’ is Available here:
Direct from ZamaShort in our Bundle or by Subscription: selfany.com/s/ZamaShort
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G35VGX5V
(Also Amazon UK, DE, FR, ES, IT, NL, JP, BR, CA, MX, AU, IN)
Apple: books.apple.com/se/book/the-...
Libby: share.libbyapp.com/title/12605313
Direct from ZamaShort in our Bundle or by Subscription: selfany.com/s/ZamaShort
Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0G35VGX5V
(Also Amazon UK, DE, FR, ES, IT, NL, JP, BR, CA, MX, AU, IN)
Apple: books.apple.com/se/book/the-...
Libby: share.libbyapp.com/title/12605313
But also, that it can be added to the many thoughtful conversations we continue to have about the Church in Africa today.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
But also, that it can be added to the many thoughtful conversations we continue to have about the Church in Africa today.
It is hard to talk about the church on the African continent without getting preachy, but I assure you, the story is not. Writing it brought a smile to my face many times, I hope it does the same for you.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
It is hard to talk about the church on the African continent without getting preachy, but I assure you, the story is not. Writing it brought a smile to my face many times, I hope it does the same for you.
His biggest issue was money for prayers—how little has changed. We are right back to that place again, but where is the Martin Luther movement of this generation?
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
His biggest issue was money for prayers—how little has changed. We are right back to that place again, but where is the Martin Luther movement of this generation?
When will we return to the simple faith that is not about concentrating power to a few “People of God” who coerce and control us just so that they can be rich? Bear in mind that the rebellion led by one man, Martin Luther, in the 1400s led to the protestant movement.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
When will we return to the simple faith that is not about concentrating power to a few “People of God” who coerce and control us just so that they can be rich? Bear in mind that the rebellion led by one man, Martin Luther, in the 1400s led to the protestant movement.
I am not sure how long congregations on the African continent are going to continue to allow this manipulation to grow in their midst. Why do we feel that we must leave our brains at the doorstep of the church on our way in and pick them on our way out?
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I am not sure how long congregations on the African continent are going to continue to allow this manipulation to grow in their midst. Why do we feel that we must leave our brains at the doorstep of the church on our way in and pick them on our way out?
Others openly disdain poor people and pressure their followers to do whatever they can to bring money to their church. Some insist on money for prayers, doing this on our television screens with absolutely no shame. Their worship of money and the public display of wealth borders on the ridiculous.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Others openly disdain poor people and pressure their followers to do whatever they can to bring money to their church. Some insist on money for prayers, doing this on our television screens with absolutely no shame. Their worship of money and the public display of wealth borders on the ridiculous.
These leaders are obsessed with power and control—the exact opposite of the Christ they are supposed to be following. Pastors slap, hit, and throw things at their followers. This is physical assault. Others sexually molest women and children.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
These leaders are obsessed with power and control—the exact opposite of the Christ they are supposed to be following. Pastors slap, hit, and throw things at their followers. This is physical assault. Others sexually molest women and children.
So, if people who claim to know God do the exact opposite of what the spirit of the main textbook says, what does that tell you?
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
So, if people who claim to know God do the exact opposite of what the spirit of the main textbook says, what does that tell you?
I mean, how would you feel if your family doctor, always eager to prescribe you medicines, never gave the same medication to their unwell children, preferring to take them to faith healers. What if none of their children were vaccinated? What would you think about vaccinations and medicines?
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I mean, how would you feel if your family doctor, always eager to prescribe you medicines, never gave the same medication to their unwell children, preferring to take them to faith healers. What if none of their children were vaccinated? What would you think about vaccinations and medicines?
Sometimes when I look at the behaviour of some Christian leaders, I often wonder whether they really believe in God at all.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Sometimes when I look at the behaviour of some Christian leaders, I often wonder whether they really believe in God at all.
This fear, sown deliberately by some Christian leaders, means that when we see things we know do not align with Christ’s teachings, we quietly move away or grit our teeth and pretend to agree with what is happening.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
This fear, sown deliberately by some Christian leaders, means that when we see things we know do not align with Christ’s teachings, we quietly move away or grit our teeth and pretend to agree with what is happening.
The fear of being ostracised and losing the close family bonds that these gatherings provide, or even that people will wish and pray for evil to befall you, or even rain curses on you!
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The fear of being ostracised and losing the close family bonds that these gatherings provide, or even that people will wish and pray for evil to befall you, or even rain curses on you!
Back to the Christian church.
As a practising believer, I am aware of people’s fear of pushing for change in any Christian gathering. The fear of being labelled as someone working against the “Man of God”, having been sent by the devil to “sow seeds of disunity”.
As a practising believer, I am aware of people’s fear of pushing for change in any Christian gathering. The fear of being labelled as someone working against the “Man of God”, having been sent by the devil to “sow seeds of disunity”.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Back to the Christian church.
As a practising believer, I am aware of people’s fear of pushing for change in any Christian gathering. The fear of being labelled as someone working against the “Man of God”, having been sent by the devil to “sow seeds of disunity”.
As a practising believer, I am aware of people’s fear of pushing for change in any Christian gathering. The fear of being labelled as someone working against the “Man of God”, having been sent by the devil to “sow seeds of disunity”.
Michuki was known to be super-efficient but also ruthless when he had a goal in mind and is famously quoted as saying, “If you rattle a snake, be prepared to be bitten”. He was no angel, but who is?
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Michuki was known to be super-efficient but also ruthless when he had a goal in mind and is famously quoted as saying, “If you rattle a snake, be prepared to be bitten”. He was no angel, but who is?
Michuki is the one minister that I remember truly acting for the good of the public without holding back. I am not saying he was perfect.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Michuki is the one minister that I remember truly acting for the good of the public without holding back. I am not saying he was perfect.
There was a lightness to his approach, as though a bit wary of meddling in people’s faith. But perhaps, he just did not get the time he needed to tackle this issue. We will never know, as he passed away while in this ministry.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
There was a lightness to his approach, as though a bit wary of meddling in people’s faith. But perhaps, he just did not get the time he needed to tackle this issue. We will never know, as he passed away while in this ministry.
When it came to noisy church gatherings, discos, and such, he did start to get church leaders flustered but this is not an agenda he pushed with as much zest as the others.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
When it came to noisy church gatherings, discos, and such, he did start to get church leaders flustered but this is not an agenda he pushed with as much zest as the others.
President Kibaki then moved Michuki to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. Michuki told us that he would make Nairobi River so clean, we would be fishing from it. Fish in that smelly, polluted river seemed totally impossible, but Michuki managed to do just that!
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
President Kibaki then moved Michuki to the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources. Michuki told us that he would make Nairobi River so clean, we would be fishing from it. Fish in that smelly, polluted river seemed totally impossible, but Michuki managed to do just that!
To our utter amazement, his toughness worked and citizens choose to walk rather than use matatus that did not adhere to the new rules, popularly known as “Michuki Rules”. As a result of that public support, the matatu industry caved in to the safety regulations.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
To our utter amazement, his toughness worked and citizens choose to walk rather than use matatus that did not adhere to the new rules, popularly known as “Michuki Rules”. As a result of that public support, the matatu industry caved in to the safety regulations.
He was determined to bring order to the unruliest sector of public transport in the country, the matatu (minibus) business. Along with other citizens, I rolled my eyes in disbelief when he said that matatus would not be allowed to overload and everyone would be required to use seatbelts.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
He was determined to bring order to the unruliest sector of public transport in the country, the matatu (minibus) business. Along with other citizens, I rolled my eyes in disbelief when he said that matatus would not be allowed to overload and everyone would be required to use seatbelts.
He was the most efficient minister in the government of his close friend, the late Mwai Kibaki, who was the third president of the republic of Kenya. Michuki’s first position in President Kibaki’s government was as Minister of Transport and Communications.
December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
He was the most efficient minister in the government of his close friend, the late Mwai Kibaki, who was the third president of the republic of Kenya. Michuki’s first position in President Kibaki’s government was as Minister of Transport and Communications.