The more things change …

Sun, Mar 19, 2023

I may be among the last of that generation that grew up steeped in stories of marimū, man-eating ogres. It was ...

Tell Me, What Should I Do?

Sat, Oct 29, 2022

It was one of those clear, nondescript days, and we were driving from Arusha to Nairobi, as we had done countless times ...

Join the dots

Mon, Jun 13, 2022

The Sunday Nation newspaper was our favourite. As the parents caught up with how the world was being governed, we, the ...

I Like Adventure a Lot, After it’s Over

Tue, May 3, 2022

  People love adventure - differently. There are those who enjoy going through it, and then there is me. I like ...

A Good Story

Fri, Apr 15, 2022

Wonder image: Pixaby There is a good reason why we shush story spoilers. We love the tension of a good plotline; ...

Insurance for the Afterlife

Sun, Mar 6, 2022

Hourglass image from Pixaby It swept through our community like a hurricane - this sense of expectancy… and the need to ...

Return From the West

Sun, Feb 13, 2022

“Wooi, niī ndingīcoka rūgūrū.” More than once, I heard my mother-in-law wail those words, “I can never return to the ...

It Was All I Needed

Sun, Feb 6, 2022

Heart Broken Image from Fine Art America The shards felt too small to possibly ever be put back together. Jagged pieces, ...