depression – Becoming The Muse

Of The Drug Pandemic

15 Jun 202216 Jun 2022

Shoes on power lines…. To those uninitiated in life in the hood, this might seem like an enigmatic gesture… but to those in the know, its GPS coordinates to indicate…

Of Scales And Mirrors

16 May 202016 May 2020

Guest Post OF SCALES AND MIRRORS First of all “Mama I made it!” Ok let me get it together, if you were to come have coffee with me, Mary, it means…

Awards and Challenges…

Of Mental Wellbeing

29 Jun 201929 Jun 2019

“Being healthy is not merely the absence of disease or infirmity…” Those were the first words a lecturer said while introducing us to a University course. It’s strange how I…

Defining Moments

Of Coffee With Phone Anxiety

20 May 201920 May 2019

If you were having coffee with me, I would be happy you paid me a visit, between waiting for the electricity to come back and the expensive internet data, not…

Of Coffee, the internet and the truth

If you were having coffee with me, I would tell you its still mango season, and we blending them into juice. I'll even tell you a lil twist, throw in…

Of Kintu: A Review

17 May 201818 May 2018

Kintu is a novel by Ugandan author Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi. First published by Kwani Trust, Nairobi Kenya in 2014 after winning The Kwani Manuscript Project in 2013 then published by Transit…

Awards and Challenges…

Of Mental Health

14 Sep 201714 Sep 2017

Mental health is a mostly avoided and greatly misunderstood topic in African countries. Some of the beliefs are steeped in years of cultural practices that make opening up difficult, when…

Of Coffee And The Untimely Visitor

24 Jul 201724 Jul 2017

If you were having coffee with me, I would say it is a pleasure having you here. I may not tell you enough or at all that when you drop…

The strong silent man

12 Aug 201410 Oct 2018

The strong silent man, Silent and strong Strong and silent carrying life's burden, on his massive shoulders, In a world with no rest, For the weary it's a test, Awake…