Short Story Corner
Episodes
Stolen Memories
25 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this powerful final episode of Short Story Corner, Lorraine reads Stolen Memories by Zambian storyteller and filmmaker Mwanabibi Sikamo - a magical...
Where it All Began
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special penultimate episode of Short Story Corner, we return to the very beginning — the very first story we ever shared: “Passing the Bon...
Modi's Bride Part 2
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are you ready for the thrilling conclusion of Modi’s Bride? Last time we left Modi facing a life-changing revelation. Today, discover how love, acce...
Modi's Bride Part 1
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week on Short Story Corner, we’re diving into an epic love story called Modi’s Bride by the amazing Dr. Sindiwe Magona. Set in the gorgeous E...
Forbidden & Felt Forever
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A glance across a church aisle. A forbidden touch. A love that dares to exist in the shadows…In this tender, defiant story by Tanzanian writer Immac...
Fighting Shadows: A Story for Human Rights Day.
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this gripping Human Rights Day special, we bring you “The Horror in the Bush” by Mandisi Nkomo, a haunting speculative tale of resistance, surv...
A Messenger's Second Chance
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The platform is packed. The train is full. The past is calling.In this week's story, What Pushes Against the Moment, Cingashe is a Messenger, tasked w...
What's Your Hairstory?
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy International Women's Day! In this special episode of Short Story Corner, we revisit Hairology by the incredible Sue Nyathi.As we celebrate Inte...
More Fire Than Earth
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we bring you More Fire Than Earth, a hauntingly beautiful tale of passion, identity, and the supernatural. This story is steeped in m...
One Way Ticket
20 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are in Zimbabwe reading author Valarie Chatindo’s One Way Ticket. Through the eyes of Anesu, we explore the complexities of teenage lif...
The State of Love
13 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Short Story Corner returns with this Valentine’s Day special, where we dive into a story of love, identity and self-discovery with Anele Matshisi, t...
What If?
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Up for an adventure in a parallel realm? Join us for ‘The Elephant in the Room’ by Ekari Mvundula Chirombo. From chaos to comedy, you will be take...
Live Life Now
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We often think that life will be fully lived when we achieve or get to a certain place. Imagine if you got the most dreaded news and had little time l...
The Heart Never Forgets featuring The Seeds of Pomegranates
10 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever thought about what you would say to someone you love if you knew they were going to die? How would you express the true depths of how y...
On Work, Leadership and the Cost of Mistrust Featuring Wilfried Rupieper
03 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our Showing Up sub-series continues with a conversation about grappling with uncertainty in the workplace. How each of us can mobilize energy through ...
Stand By Me featuring The Gravediggers of Mashin
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Relationships face challenging times. In this episode, The Gravediggers of Mashin, a couple is trying to get back on track after a fall from from grac...
On the Fluidity of Life featuring Jen Jumbe
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join me for an energetic sisterly conversation with Jen Jumbe about all thing’s life. From facing adversity in childhood, to struggling to make ends...
We Cannot Know it All feat. Finding Mermaids
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We are back with a touch of the supernatural. Growing up mermaids were meant to be feared, they were treacherous beings out to get you at any cost - c...
Food for the Soul featuring If and The Guest House
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we head into a mid-season break, join me as I share 2 poems that have inspired and kept me going when the chips were down and adulting is a lot! Ru...
On Stage & In Print: Life Happens feat. Henry Joe Sakala
02 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Life happens - Flow with it! His story started with an idyllic childhood on the Copperbelt in Zambia where he quickly found his voice on the stage, ac...
Hope Changes Everything featuring Passing The Bone
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join me as I celebrate the coming of age of Cafe Curiosity! In this episode I take a look back to where we started, funny how what seemed impossible h...
On Drawing, Love & Authenticity Featuring. Sandra Czich
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sandra Czich has an electric energy and zest for life that is palpable across oceans. She is a testament to determination, curiosity and living a life...
Love vs. Infatuation feat. A Sunny Afternoon
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Our journey, love is all that matters, continues as we listen to a story about infatuation. Or is it about love? In A Sunny Afternoon a woman is compl...
On Art, Creativity & Curiosity feat. Ngaira Mandara
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we're off to Dar es Salaam, Tanzania for a energy filled chat with Ngaira Mandara. He talks about art and taking the leap to becoming...
Love, Loss & Grief featuring Sandra’s Letter
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we witness the despair of our protagonist wishing he had known what was happening to save the woman he loves. In Sandra's Letter, writ...
Turning 40? Not too late to fix your finances
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We have all been feeling the pinch lately as the cost of living has gone up! Add to that the pressure of approaching midlife and feeling as though you...
A Forever Kind of Love featuring General Kunta’s Heart
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Growing up tales of that once in a lifetime love led us to believe that our lives would be perfect once Prince Charming swept us off our feet. Swoon! ...
On Healing, Awareness & some Writing
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join me today for a heart warming episode as my guest Sihle Bolani shares her journey to self awareness and presence. In her book, Nah Keep Your Stren...
You Are. You. featuring New Daughters of Africa
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us have had to leave our homes in search of a better life be it within the same country or moving to lands afar. Generations are being born in...
On Purpose & Entrepreneurship
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Believing in your idea enough to turn it into a business is a daunting task and often calls for a link to deeper purpose. Join Ojiugo Uche, CEO & foun...
Selling Your Soul feat. A Dance with Fate
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In a world that is getting tougher everyday, we are often faced with difficult choices that lie in the grey. Add desperation to the mix and it can bec...
Fatherhood, Life & Motorcycles featuring Mojaki Rammoneng
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following Season 2's first episode 'A Daughter's Love for her Father' we invited Mojaki Rammoneng to chat to us about life, fatherhood and motorcycles...
A Daughter’s Love for Her Father featuring The Motorcycle
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join me for The Motorcycle, a story told from the perspective of a daughter who wants nothing more than for her family to be happy together, who wants...
Love is All That Matters
02 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome! We have been through so much the past few years and no matter how rough or thrilling the ride has been, we at Café Curiosity have been remin...
Ep 9: “Urgency”
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This week we read a story called Urgency, written by Mark Mngomezulu. This story is set on a minibus taxi ride from Mbabane to Joburg. The taxi provid...
Ep 8: “Drummer Boy in a World of Wise Men”
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever been curious about the link between the physical and spiritual world? This week we read Drummer Boy in a World of Wise Men which explore...
Ep 7: “For Honour” part 2
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This episode is part 2 of for ‘For Honour’, written by Stanley Kenani. A story that that bears witness to the challenges that arise with infertili...
Ep 6: “For Honour”
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
‘For Honour’, written by Stanley Kenani divulges the challenges that arise with infertility in a marriage and the pressures that it places on a co...
Ep 5: “The Grave Diggers of Mashin”
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Relationships face challenging times. In this episode, The Gravediggers of Mashin, a couple is trying to get back on track after a fall from from grac...
Ep 4: ‘Baldwin’
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Something that is not as often discussed is the process of balding that men go through and how it might affect their self esteem or the attachment tha...
Ep 3 : 'A Woman's Glory'
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Do you have experiences, positive or negative, where people treated you differently based on how you styled your hair? In this episode, we will be rea...
Ep 2: 'Hairology'
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What memories do you have related to your hair and its changes throughout your life? Are they good or bad? In this episode, we will be reading a story...
Ep 1: ‘Passing The Bone’
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What role have you filled at the different stages of your life? Have they been forced or a natural preference? In this episode, we will be reading a s...
Welcome to Cafe Curiosity!
09 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A podcast about experience & discovery! In season one, Café Curiosity will explore life through short stories written by African authors. The stories...