Valerie Chatindo

Mai Vemwana

My children are slain!My children are slain!Ndafirwa nevana, yowe!She weeps as before her the desecrated bodies of her children lieCaught in the initial process of putrefactionA great peopleDark skinTaught with sinews knit togetherWarriors descended from the great...

Mother Of A Nation

The sun-scorched on relentlessly, making the entire savannah a mirage. Shapes fabricated by the heat dancing to and fro. She shades her eyes with one hand, wondering if can go on any further. She...

About Me

Valerie Tendai Chatindo is a biochemistry graduate from The University of Zimbabwe. She won her first award from Allied Arts in third grade and has been writing since, delving into fiction, non fiction and poetry. She currently writes articles for Enthuse Afrika on their Enthuse and Hallelujah Magazine platforms where she explores and debates non-beneficial cultural perceptions as well as implores the art of motivational writing by sharing her own life experiences. Her work has featured several times in The Khalahari Review and she is a shortlisted winner of the African Cradle short story prize. Her writing is featured on her blog tendyv.wordpress.com.
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