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in Community & Opinion, PoetryThe Smile That Lied
The Smile That Lied They knew me by my laughter. The one that arrived before I did, warm as morning sunlight, easy as a song remembered by heart. I wore […] More
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in Health and Medicine, PoetryCOVID-19: A WILDFIRE #Stories4Health
On the Eve of 2020 I was discovered! In Wuhan, China I was revealed! An enemy of the respiratory tract I am named! Difficulty in breathing I initiate! The human […] More
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The Last Level
Afternoon light fractures through blinds, dust motes dancing like forgotten souls. The argument began quietly, as all true arguments do, not with a shout, but with a sigh. “You’re still […] More
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in PoetryCARNAGE #Stories4Health
All hail the queen; Covid19 the great Destroyer of the 7 nations; With no regard for cultures Immorality her quest; Unquenchable her thirst; Elixir must be filled; So blood she […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Events, Fiction, Journalism and Media, Podcasts, Poetry, Writing and LiteratureTHE MUWADO ART OF COMMERCIAL STORYTELLING WEBINARS
Muwado (More-Words-O) – Africa’s Storytelling Platform, is not just a platform; it is a vibrant collection of emotions, imagination and experiences, all woven together to bridge the gaps between people. […] More
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in History & Heritage, PoetryPoetry In The Times Of Corvid – Ep 2: The Beginning.
2007 It is somewhere in May or June and I’m spending the semester break at my uncle’s home in Mutungo. My cousin Oscar and I are chatting in his room […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Fiction, PoetryGipiir and Labongo #5 – The Premonition
By Ashley & Poem by Kamusiime Mugisha It had been one moon since Labongo’s departure. Gipiir watched the village like a hawk over the horizon. His mind nevertheless floated like […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Law, Crime and Justice, PoetryThe Child at the Traffic Light
The Child at the Traffic Light. For every child whose home is a street corner and whose future waits at a red light. At every red light he appears,A shadow […] More
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in Poetry, Self-help and InspirationYes, I can.
I am not an Artist, but can I draw? Yes, I can. I am not a Singer, but can I sing? Yes, I can. I am not a dancer, but […] More
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in Health and Medicine, PoetryHOPE IS A CURE #Stories4Health
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in History & Heritage, Poetry, Politics and GovernmentNightmares
NIGHTMARES I have lingered in our historic monasteries And discerned a death among the dusty pages Of him who fell silently as the story itself; I have released my mind […] More
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in Innovation, Science and Technology, PoetryTHE KINGDOM OF CIRCUITS
The Kingdom of Circuits They forged no crown of gold, no throne of carved stone, no empire raised by sword or spear. Instead, they built a kingdom from circuits, woven […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Poetry#MenAreTrash (Extracted from T.S. Eliot’s “The Fire Sermon”)
At the violet hour, when the eyes and back Turn upward from the desk, when the human engine waits Like a taxi throbbing, I, though blind, aching between two lives […] More
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in Music and Dance, Poetry, TheatreA POET'S BLUES
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in Poetry#MuwadoLoveLetter22 (My light bearer)
Dearest Shalom, i often do not know how to say this but you are my blessing because of all the light you have brought into my life. I prayed for […] More
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in PoetryIts Never Been the Same
Its never been the same. the moments that you left leave tears running down my face. The pain of a loss; the joy of your joy. I only hope I’ll […] More
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MY ANSWERED PRAYER
Valentine’s Day arrives each year dressed in red — roses in bloom, candlelight flickering in quiet corners, soft music filling the air with promises. It is marketed as a celebration […] More
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in Competitions and Challenges, Family, Friends and Relationships, Poetry, Writing and LiteratureThe ‘Letters We Never Sent’ February Writing Competition [CLOSED]
16/03/2026 UPDATE: THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED HERE!! THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED, READ AND ENGAGED WITH THE LETTERS. FOLLOW FOR UPDATES ABOUT THE DEAR DARLING MOVIE […] More
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in PoetryTorn Page from the Diary of a Trying Man
When was the last time you asked a man if he was okay — and waited for the truth? Not the smile. Not the “I’m fine.” Not the answer he […] More
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in PoetryLast Night I Told A Stranger All About You
I stood and saw you take the front seat of my memory. You were on a train Writing poetry While I, last night, Told a stranger all about you. The […] More

















