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Mother's Love

Dayo Ntwari

First published January 2016
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

"In the megacity of West Niger, two shape-shifters try to find the potion that will spare them from the upcoming Purge." (Worldreader) "Set in a fictitious, theocratic city, the story is of a battle of wits between the church and Yemoja, the water goddess, and her minions, even though the battle arises from a pastor's attempt at covering up his unholy alliance with a half-human." (Tolu Akinwole)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
January 2016 Cover Water: New Short Fiction from Africa Short Story Day Africa Anthology 217
July 2017 The Manchester Review, Issue 18 MAGAZINE |11
December 2017 Cover Everyone: Worlds Without Walls StarShipSofa Anthology |2