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LAEMED GENRE: THE NEW STORY WRITING TECHNIQUE
— Laemed: A New Wave of Storytelling In a world of structured genres—dramas, comics, novels, and scripts—Laemed stands apart. It doesn’t follow rules. It doesn’t ask for permission. It flows. […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Family, Friends and Relationships, Identity & Culture, Writing and Literature
Mama
My mother, not like any other, a brilliant light star that shines throughout day and night, is an Acholi woman, raised by the powerful African traditions. I will be glad […] More
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His and Hers Series Review
This is still the wildest plot twist I’ve ever had to witness in a story. If a movie series/film is this good, then the book from which it is adapted […] More
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UGANDA READS – BUT DO WE BUY?
I have a theory: Uganda’s reading culture is not as poor as people claim. The bigger problem is a poor book-buying culture. I’m convinced that AT LEAST 2,000 people in […] More
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Why I am building the Blue Marble Storytellers House (and What It’s Really For)
Some people build houses. I am building a home for stories. The Blue Marble Storytellers House is not just a property project. It’s not just “a venue.” And it’s not […] More
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in Health and Medicine, Identity & Culture, Poetry, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and LiteratureDear depression
Dear depression, Give me thoughts, Without the anxiety. Give me pain, With a knowing that it’ll pass away. Give me all the grief, Only if it won’t play on repeat. […] More
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WHEN CNN CAME CALLING: LESSONS ON VOICE, VISIBILITY, AND PERSEVERANCE
Someone I didn’t even know messaged me on Facebook, saying they wanted to talk to me because CNN, the Cable News Network, wanted to interview me. I knew about CNN, […] More
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International Publishing Fellowship: PREFACE
All I knew at the start was that I had been nominated by the British Council Uganda to attend their International Publishing Fellowship. The news came from a kind gentleman […] More
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Who/What is Darling?
It is no secret that Dear Darling began as a collection of letters to distant friends. At first, it was tempting to romanticize the whole thing. To build castles in […] More
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General O: The weight of Truth
Collision at Bugolobi Silver Springs Hotel It was somewhere along Nakawa–Luzira Road, inside Silver Springs Hotel in Bugolobi, where I had invited the storyteller of the General O series to […] More
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LUVICEBI: THE NEW WAISEDHA UNIVERSE REBOOT
INTRODUCTION The Ugandan superhero universe named Waisedha will soon be rebooted by a new partnership between waisedha’s creators Raphael David mutebi and Ahmed lukwago, with Mwesigwa vicent to form a […] More
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Writing prompt of the week!
Do you know how your village came into being? Or do you have some fun theories? This week, we will be writing the origin story of our villages! Have fun! […] More
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MAAMA NAKI’S TALES – Chapter 4
MAAMA NAKI’S TALES Chapter 4 They stared at me with wide eyes. I tried not to smile. Yiiii, no grand entrance any more. I felt bad about it. Maama Jonah […] More
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International Publishing Fellowship (IPF): Day 1.1 VISITING ONE OF THE BIG 5
Day one started with a big bang. We visited one of the Big 5: the headquarters of Penguin Random House in the UK. I will now give you a moment […] More
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Writing prompt of the week!
They say life is full of ups and downs, and we can all agree that the best parts of this rollercoaster are when we make a comeback from a state […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Family, Friends and Relationships, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and LiteratureWhy I invested my severance into completing the Blue Marble Storytellers House
This is not just a building. It’s a statement. I had just completed a business course where I had designed my 10-year unreasonable goals, when my father passed in 2023. […] More
