Writing and Literature
TOP STORIES FROM YOUR SELECTION
-
-
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
-
A LETTER TO MY SELF AS A STORYTELLER
Dearest Rashidah, Remember when all you wanted was to write stories? Back in boarding school, during the 2nd Term of Primary Six, you sat in the empty amphitheatre and wrote […] More
-
The Poverty Paradox: A Cycle of Scarcity
Lack is easy to identify, as it doesn’t require a wealth of empirical evidence to confirm. When one needs something and doesn’t have it, or even doesn’t have anyone who […] More
-
-
Sons of the gods #15
Continued from #14 By Ashley Katabani blankly stared at the darkness before him. “The way of the man,” he thought to himself. One time it is this; then it changes […] More
-
GOOD POETRY NEEDS GOOD POETRY ANTHOLOGISTS (INFLUENCERS) TO GROW
A poetry anthology is a collection of poems by different poets, whose purpose of selection, arrangement, editing and publication is normally determined by the person who selects, arranges and edits […] More
-
in Competitions and Challenges, Education and Academia, Identity & Culture, Poetry, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and Literature
From Vanished Firesides to Global Stages: Uganda’s Poetry Renaissance
When I returned to Mityana on my recent trip to Uganda, I searched for the poetic storytellers I had once known and seen as a child. Their animated way of […] More
-
-
Finding Home in Art
She owns two paintings that she treasures deeply, not just for their aesthetic value but also for the vivid symbolism they convey. While acknowledging that her perception of art may […] More
-
in Community & Opinion, Education and Academia, Family, Friends and Relationships, Fiction, Health and Medicine, Poetry, Writing and Literature
A Story of Hope by alex kabengwa
I can try to write a story about Uganda. Here is A Story of Hope Nakato was a young girl who lived in a small village in northern Uganda. She […] More
-
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
-
-
Amanda, Wonny Arthur
Amanda The past 24 hours ran like a sequence. In flashes. The sunny afternoon. The good man. The sweet, cold drink. The rushed escape. And then, nothing. But only for […] More
-
How Flame And Song came to East Africa: Part Three
March 2015 My time in Cape Town is coming to an end. Mixed emotions. Philippa Namutebi Kabali-Kagwa drops by to check on me. We sit outside Colleen’s house. Under the […] More
-
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
-
-
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
-
Writing Opportunities For February
IPA launches call for nominations for 2025 IPA Prix Voltaire The Geneva-based International Publishers Association (IPA) today launches its call for nominations for the 2025 IPA Prix Voltaire for exemplary […] More
-
The teacher who convinced Alice Lakwena to put down the gun
This week, I found myself going back to a book that has sat on my shelf for four years: The Life and Legacy of Lapwony Micheal Ocan as told by […] More
-
-
Why I write
By VictorTheMuchwezi Why I write? Well, that can only be sumed up in one ridiculous parable. The world I live in is like this, it is one big hall, haunted […] More
-
THE MELODIC MISHAP
As I stepped into the assembly hall, the warm glow of the morning sun streaming through the windows seemed to reverberate with the excitement coursing through my veins. It was […] More
-
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
Load More
Congratulations. You've reached the end of the internet.
