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The strangers who love me
The wonder of my life, the juice of it, is the strangers who love me, and those that have loved me, through their kindness and generosity, in deed and in […] More
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The Timekeeper’s Reckoning
He knew better. Clocks never did keep time. No, not at all. They just set it free while we tether ourselves to a work clock from 9 to 5, watching […] More
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in Fiction, Identity & Culture, Politics and Government, Thrillers and Horrors, Writing and LiteratureLife 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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Letting the Place Capture You
The Departure: Between Worlds (Pre-Dawn) The alarm doesn’t so much ring as it does scream; a belligerent, digital shriek that slices through the pre-dawn quiet. I lie there for a […] More
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The inaugural Authority Book Positioning Masterclass at The Blue Marble Writer’s House
My heart is so full. On Saturday, 20 June 2026, we held the inaugural Authority Book Positioning Masterclass at The Blue Marble Writer’s House, and I honestly still don’t have […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, Fiction, Identity & Culture, Politics and Government, Writing and Literature
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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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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Memory Lane | MTN Mobile Money | Legion of Phones
If you’re reading this, you probably know a thing or two about me. In the unlikely event that you don’t and you just wandered over serendipitously, or because I’ve not […] More
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International Publishing Fellowship: Day 2 – A MERRY MANCHESTER AND A HAPPY NEW RESOLUTION
For many self-employed Ugandans, this year began in February. We spent the first weeks of January preparing for a rumoured internet shutdown, then enjoying the break from our 24-hour businesses […] More
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The Digital Fireplace
Historically, Western narratives demand a neat, sterilized, linear progression: introduction, conflict, climax, resolution. But African storytelling operates on a different frequency. It is a polyrhythmic, multi-dimensional ecosystem. It loops, it […] More
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WHY SELF-PUBLISHING IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR AUTHORS TODAY
Self-publishing has changed everything about the book industry. In the past, becoming an author meant going through gatekeepers—literary agents, publishing houses, rejection letters, and long waiting periods. Many writers never […] 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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in Fiction, Identity & Culture, Politics and Government, Thrillers and Horrors, Writing and Literature
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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in Fiction, History & Heritage, Identity & Culture, Politics and Government, Thrillers and Horrors, Writing and Literature
Life in Exile: Act Three – The Return of Shadows (Chapter Seventeen: The Ghost and the Cave – Part I)
Chapter Seventeen: The Ghost and the Cave (Part I) I have often wondered whether memory tells the truth or merely preserves the fragments of fear that refuse to die. Even […] More
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in Fiction, Identity & Culture, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality, Thrillers and Horrors, Writing and LiteratureLife 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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in Fiction, Identity & Culture, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality, Thrillers and Horrors, Writing and Literature
Life in Exile: Act Three – The Return of Shadows (Chapter Nineteen: The Cave Men of God)
Chapter Nineteen: The Cave Men of God I have learned that human beings rarely notice a miracle when it first appears. What they notice are the small things. The strange […] More
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in Fiction, Identity & Culture, Politics and Government, Religion and Spirituality, Thrillers and Horrors, Writing and Literature
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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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
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