Charles Opara is a Nigerian writer of speculative fiction, literary fiction, and short stories based in Abuja. He works as a programmer, balancing logic with creation, just as in stories. His short stories have been published in Ambit Magazine and Flash Fiction Press. He believes a writer’s greatest power lies in arousing emotions and shifting perspectives. When he isn’t writing, programming, or playing chess, he immerses himself in true crime documentaries and emotive narratives that leave him feeling like an uninvited observer in someone else’s unfolding reality.