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Teens, Here is a Platform for you to Share your COVID-19 Stories; They Matter
Uncertainty. Anxiety. Disease. Death. Wow! Does anybody know what’s going on, really? We crave company, yet we are asked to stay apart. Nobody can tell what’s next. How will this […] More
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The ‘Dada’ Effect
There is a dad; it’s “dad” because that’s what his little daughter calls him. Actually, it’s the only thing she has ever called him. To be fair, he had always […] More
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The Tales of Achelo – Episode 2
Episode 2 My mother would go on and tell me that grandma had been a very terrible witch. That she would kill anyone! Kills even her very children! Could […] More
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The Night The Lights Went Out
The air hung heavy with the silence of a world unplugged. No rhythmic hum of refrigerators, no soft glow of televisions, only the melancholic chirp of crickets serenaded the starlit […] More
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Writivism Management Interim Statement Regarding Allegations Of Plagiarism Against Redscar Mcodindo K’oyugi
On Saturday October 8, 2016, the Writivism management learnt with great regret, of allegations of serial plagiarism levied against the winner of the first Okot P Bitek Prize for Poetry […] More
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NOSTALGIA!
I started collecting and memorizing poems for fun when I was a teenager. It was a habit I copied from my brother (now pastor Isaac Waiswa of Christ’s Heart Ministries). […] More
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5 books that I wouldn’t miss if they disappeared from my library.
The 5 books from the list I’ve listened to that I wouldn’t miss if they disappeared from my library: 1. I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi. […] More
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in Competitions and Challenges, Events, Journalism and Media, Movies and Television, Theatre, Visual Art, Writing and LiteratureInternational Images Film Festival for Women 2025 Call for Films
The festival is hosted each year by the Institute of Creative Arts for Progress in Africa (ICAPA) Trust. Founded in 2002, International Images Film Festival for Women (IIFF) is an […] More
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Making Sense
When does 1 become 2? 1, 1.2, 1.3……1.9, 1.99? 1.9999999? Mathematically between 1 and 2, there is infinity. There is no specific number or place where 1 becomes 2. Taking […] More
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THE PAST IS IMPORTANT IN SHAPING US
When I was young, my parents struggled to ensure I survived. I was a very sickly young kid. In fact, many people in my village, Nawaka, never thought I would […] More
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Questions by a TEKE victim.
Who are the TEKE thugs? Why the TEKE in particular? Where did they learn the TEKE from? How organized are they? How long have the TEKE thugs been around? Do […] More
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The Ghosts Of Drafts Past
To My Storyteller Self, I write to you from the edge of a comma, where ink bleeds into possibility and sentences tremble like unsteady bridges. A century yawns between us, […] More
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in Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Events, Journalism and Media, Writing and LiteratureTHE MUWADO STORYTELLING WEBINARS – SOLUTIONS AND ETHICAL JOURNALISM RECAP – RHODA OSEI ADJEI
Week 5 of the Muwado Commercial Storytelling Webinars happened on Tuesday, 1st April, with Rhoda Osei Adjei on the topic; Solutions and Ethical Journalism Rhoda is an experienced broadcast […] More
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FEATHERED AND FABULOUS…
Today, I noticed a chicken decorated with an abundance of feathers on its feet. Besides its unique feature, It seemed to be rather isolated from the rest of the chicken […] More
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I Killed A Spider Today
I killed a spider today. I entered the bathtub, and there it stood. All 8 limbs. Stuck in the ceramic tub, Where I clean off my sweat, dirt, and pain. […] More
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The Kanzu Casuality
There I stood—Ntinda’s unofficial mannequin—draped in a kanzu starched so stiff it could’ve doubled as a coffin. Auntie Carol, armed with a carnation and a grin wider than the Nile, […] More
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Is Life Not Too Short?
Is life not too short? Are we not allowed to wallow? Why can’t we sit in our own piss peacefully? Can’t we postpone action for a day or two without […] More
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Peace Interlude
98—63—4 Enter. Password incorrect. Two more tries. 98—36—4 Enter. Password incorrect. One more try. Tremors, palpitations, sweat— try to breathe. Breathing’s easy. That’s why they say it’s as easy […] More
