Story

Annie, “You’re everything that spells divine. I wanted you to have the world, reach into the heavens, pull down the stars just to see they could shine on you.” My wife, [...]

According to my father, his grandfather was an elder of the clan, one of the highest ranks among the Agikuyu. He had been given birth to by a traveler thus rising through the ranks on his own. A [...]

Momo lived in a little village. She had special powers and people were scared of her. They believed she was a witch. Last year, she had prayed for plenty of rain when the drought had become [...]

“Daddy, it feels refreshing, reading my books here.” Tommy said as he laid down on his father’s lap. “Yes, indeed, it’s refreshing staying under the tree because it brings in fresh air.”  Father [...]

Selian returned late from her friend’s birthday party the previous night and so, she woke up late. She hurriedly took her breakfast which was the rice she brought home from the party. She knew [...]

Once upon a time, there lived a happy boy and his name was John. John lived in a small village called Makeni. John used to go to a community school in their village. The school had mud and wooden [...]

“Today is a beautiful day,” Grandpa said as Musa joined him at the venue. “What’s so special about today, grandpa?”  Musa asked. “Today, we remember Young Kwame,” he replied. “Who is young [...]

Once upon a time in the land of Kaputo, there was total darkness over the land. The land was always cold and each morning came with fog. The people oiled their lamps and placed them on the [...]

It was pitch dark outside, except for the occasional firefly and car lights in the distance, and Ntombi was all alone. The cold breeze gave her chills, but she did not care. Anything was better [...]

It must have been a pleasantly cool month when vegetables are at their best selves. Inside a walled tropical garden, vegetables of different sorts grew. Red Tomatoes and Salad Greens, Orange [...]