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It had been a tough day for Mutero whose career as the football coach of Tembo High was teetering on the brink of collapse after the humiliating defeat at the hands of Masii High. With a frown on [...]

The world, comes to us in the form of a balloon, we, go to it dressed like cacti, and wail, about the noise it makes when it bursts upon us, We long to be redeemed. “Touch me. Hold me,” we say to [...]

That week was abnormal in many ways. For one, the sun feared opening its eyes; any time it tried to peep, fog forced it back. One could not tell whether the fog was man-made or natural. For [...]

Her life was a series of shadows, each one cast by a regret too deep to forget. The mistake she made years ago clung to her like a relentless specter, whispering in her ear, draining the color [...]

We are caged, In the privilege we call home A neat place, peaceful, Overlooking suffering. They are caged In the violence they call home At the hands of our privilege They suffer so we benefit. [...]

So what if I pray? Will He hear me when I call? What would I even say? Will he pick me up if I fall? Sometimes I rue the day I claimed to be having a ball Clueless of the price to pay Climbing a [...]

Edged, strong, and aged They touched the ground. A source of my wisdom And the ability to nourish myself.   They first saw me with the herd grazing about Plans set in motion, days of [...]

We all have a set of memories that are particularly painful to tap into. We box them up and push them behind our closets simply because they are too painful to think of, let alone narrate. The [...]

Dear You, A warrior in an ongoing battle, a spectator watching a struggle, or a veteran of one, does the battle ever stop? Ooh, if only we’d write about the ongoing wars. The clanking of ideas, [...]

Ziliwa enzi za kale, Anga ilibadilika Tukawa sote wateule, bara likatikisika Nasi pamwe na wale, Walau tukazindika Likaja bila kupusa, Wingu la mabadiliko Wimbi la matumaini, Ya uhuru lilifika [...]