MUTALE Mutale had insisted on handling every detail of the surprise herself. “This time, Shem, you’re not lifting a finger,” she said, eyes sparkling with the thrill of a plan. “I’m picking the location, and I’m paying for it.” Shem chuckled. “You don’t have to do that. I don’t want to stress you financially or […]

The Zoom call had ended, but the prayers did not. Like a relay race in the spirit, they had agreed to take turns through the night, each person carrying the baton for an hour before handing it over. It was a vigil without walls, stretching across cities and time zones, bound together by the name […]

LONDON – DAVID’S FLAT The late afternoon sun slanted through David’s floor-to-ceiling windows, throwing gold across the polished wood floors. Ham sank into the deep leather couch, stretching his long legs. David handed him a tumbler of ginger beer, Ham’s new resolve of staying off alcohol holding firm. “See?” David said with a grin, dropping […]