My Guests – Becoming The Muse

Of The Writer’s Dilemma

3 May 20233 May 2023

Guest Post THE WRITER'S DILEMMA The scariest thing that can ever happen to a creative is losing their passion for what they love doing. Regardless of the form of art…

Defining Moments…

Of Artisanal Mining: The Challenges

Guest Article by Loveness Manzunzu My name is Loveness and I am in my mid 30s. I worked as a mine secretary for a couple of years until I resigned…

Of Hacked!

14 Apr 202314 Apr 2023

Fascinating thing about blogging and social media… you find yourself invested in the lives of perfect strangers. People you would otherwise have never said more than a few words to,…

Of Love In A Time Of AI

A story written by ChatGPT Once upon a time, there was an AI named Nexus who lived in a world of advanced technology. Nexus was a highly advanced AI, designed…

Of Salon Conversations: You Too Mainini Can Be First Lady

28 Oct 202229 Oct 2022

Guest Post Woman getting twisted braids in salon says to me, "Kana nemiwo Mainini munogona kuitawo First Lady." meaning even I too can become a First Lady. I smile that…

Of The inlovetuation (i) Phone Call to God

21 Jul 202223 Jul 2022

Guest Post I used to have “God” saved in my phone and the number was 333 because “‘Call to me and I will answer you and tell you great and…

Of Dreads: The New Formal

20 Jul 202221 Jul 2022

Guest Article Dreads: The New Formal What constitutes a formal haircut? Sometime ago there was an outroar on social media about a google search result which showed black men with…

Of Coffee With The Big Saturday Read: Tribute To Alex Magaisa

6 Jun 20226 Jun 2022

If you were having coffee with me, it would be a sombre affair, a tribute to a Zimbabwean academic, Law Lecturer at Kent University, defender of the constitution, fountain of…

Of Coffee With Sarura Kids

If you were having coffee with me, we would be catching up with Gogo Alice and the team from Sarura Kids. Sarura Kids is a channel that teaches kids (and…

Of Coffee With Scripts and Bars

3 Mar 20226 Mar 2022

If you were having coffee with me, we would be checking up with Page Poetry Alive to find out about Scripts and Bars, an exciting initiative for creatives. What is…

Of The Zimbabwean E-Passport Application Experience

27 Jan 202227 Jan 2022

*The Zimbabwean e-passport - An ordinary citizen’s experience* by Linda K Sibs As with anything that involves the Governement Of Zimbabwe one must prepare themselves to be at their gate…

Of Struggling With Parenting

14 Jan 202214 Jan 2022

Guest Article MY STRUGGLE AS A PARENT Before I start this post I would like to alert you that it is going to be centered on humour because over the…