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The Story of a Slay Queen
Penning my journal, once worked in the corporate world with a diligent bloke named John in the 90s. He had unwavering dedication to his job in inflight division, his colleagues […] More
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HOSTILE TAKEOVER (PT.3)
The ambience in the courtroom was eerie and commanding for Nolan. The last time he was in this room was six weeks ago, and he had watched his best- friend […] More
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Leave Everything on the Dancefloor – A racy story by Alinta Kanse
Fiction I got fucked in a dancehall, right there on the dancefloor. Right there amongst so many other dancing people, men and women who were equally teeming with hormones and […] More
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Life in Exile: Act Two – The Bridge of Silence
Chapter Eight: The Secret of the Newborn My return to Kampala from west budama was quiet and most of all, full of guilt. Mary had reunited with Peter Kaburu and […] More
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Life in Exile: Act Three – The Return of Shadows
Chapter Sixteen: Language of the Stone (Continuation) Nearly forty minutes passed before Peter finally lowered his pencil. His shoulders ached from remaining motionless, yet satisfaction replaced fatigue as he carefully […] More
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Kabla ya Mvua Kurejea
卡蒂卡·基吉吉·基多戈·尼安达·非洲·马沙里基,瓦图·瓦利亚米尼·夸姆巴·瓦利奥库法·哈瓦翁多基·卡比萨。 Roho zao huishi katika upepo,na wakati wa usiku humba kupitia matawi ya miti mikubwa ya baobab。 阿米娜·阿丽米尼·哈迪蒂·嗨尤·坦古·阿基瓦·姆托托。 Mama yake alimwambia mara moja: “Siku moja nisipokuwepo,nenda chini ya mti mkubwa […] More
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Life in Exile: Act Two – The Bridge of Silence
Chapter Eleven: The Weight of observation Morning has a peculiar way of disguising destiny. The city awakens believing that every day resembles the one before it. Shops raise their shutters. […] More
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Life in Exile: Act Two – The Bridge of Silence
Chapter Twelve: The Poison of Obedience Evening settled over Kampala with the slow certainty of a curtain descending upon a theatre. The city’s restless energy those not disappear with the […] More
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A novel: God Hates the Desperate
Hi! My name is Nalo, and today, I’m going to tell you the story of how my life went to shit. Now don’t get me wrong, at some point I […] More
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The Ledger of Whispers
The ledger was never meant to be found. It sat in the bottom drawer of his mahogany desk, smelling of old dust and expensive gin. On the cover, in his […] More
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Life in Exile Act Two – The Bridge of Silence
Chapter Thirteen: The Gospel and the Con Artist Morning descended upon downtown Kampala with its familiar disorder. Long before the sun had climbed high enough to warm the rusting rooftops […] More
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Life in Exile: Act Three – The Return of Shadows
Chapter Sixteen: Language of the Stone (Continuation) Neither Peter Kaburu nor Obong pà Obong spoke. The silence that settled between them was not born of uncertainty but of reverence. Some […] More
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Life in Exile: Act Three – The Return of Shadows (Chapter Twenty-One: Border Line (Part Two))
Chapter Twenty-One: Border Line (Part Two) Night settled over the refugee settlement with remarkable speed, as I came to think of it. One moment the mountains were visible against the […] More
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Life in Exile: Act Three – The Return of Shadows
Chapter Sixteen: Language of the Stone (continuation) For several long moments, neither Peter Kaburu nor Obong pà Obong spoke. The silence inside the chamber differed from the silence of the […] More
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Born again
I came at around noon on a chilly Tuesday in June. Mother had known it was time, so she trekked slowly to Kyeni hospital and made a beeline for the […] More
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Life in Exile: Act Three – The Return of Shadows (Chapter Twenty-One: Border Line (Part One))
Chapter Twenty-One: Border Line (part One) The first time I saw Peter Kaburu in the refugee settlement, I walked past him without recognising him. The man sitting beneath a weather-stained […] More
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A bewitching love story of 60s’ genre.
Penning🖊my journal. Bright & early it was 1963 the dawn of independence, a new Kenya had emerged and the mood was a fizzy sprite of optimism. With independence boated many […] More
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When Salvation Took Flight
The sun was out in Kampala despite the cold, frigid air. The ground was still wet from the heavy downpour last night and grass on the verge of the roads […] More
















