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SOME BOOKS ON MENTAL HEALTH BY UGANDAN AUTHORS.
Writing a book, especially from a personal, lived experience of mental health challenge is something that takes commitment, dedication, focus, hard work and having empathy. In the past, most Ugandans […] More
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Roots of Love, Fruits of Blessing__PART IV
Part 4 – The Weight of Wealth The day Elizabeth and John left the forest of Mvepi was bittersweet. Their little hut, built with mud and thatch, had sheltered them […] More
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The Mysterious Chemistry of Life_PART I
Part I: The Spark of Discovery A Mysterious Pull into the Unknown The rain hadn’t stopped all morning. Thick gray clouds hung over Westbridge High, casting the science building in […] More
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Why should I buy your book instead of paying for endless movies and series at nearly the same price?
I’m Scared. On my socials, I asked this question: Your book is UGX 50,000. A Netflix subscription is about UGX 40,000. I can only afford one this month. Convince me—why […] More
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A Vow Rooted In A Crush
My love, there are moments in life, suspended in time, etched so deeply they become the foundation of who we are. Today, as I stand before you, bathed in the […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Competitions and Challenges, Education and Academia, Family, Friends and Relationships, Identity & Culture, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and Literature
Why the world I was prepared for no longer exists.
I Was Raised For a World That No Longer Exists As a child, the world that I was raised to face when grown, the one I was promised, prepared, and […] More
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in Education and Academia, Identity & Culture, Innovation, Science and Technology, Writing and LiteratureTHE HUNTER, THE LION, AND THE AI DEATH OF AFRICA’S KNOWLEDGE
The Proverb and Its Timeless Warning An old African proverb tells us: “Until the lion learns how to write, every story will glorify the hunter.” It is a proverb about […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Fiction, Identity & Culture, Religion and Spirituality, Writing and Literature
A Moving Mine
Part 3: The Minerals Vanished, But The Mystery Remained. The miner toured Nala around the site and asked him to come back for a work in the morning. Later that […] More
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Dear 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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Publishers, Authors & Booksellers, let’s talk about market research.
How can we predict book sales if we don’t have solid data on what genres are selling and where? In the West, publishers can rely on platforms like The Bookseller […] More
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LUVICEBI VARDIKT
Introduction Among the fictional characters that have had many name changes is the ultimate streetfyst. This is a character created by Mutebi Raphael in 2023. Previous names. Scourge (2023-2024) Black […] 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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Why do we respect others more than we respect ourselves
The day before the Teen Personal Development Journal was released, I left a sample copy with 3 colleagues and when I walked back in the office to pick something, I […] More
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in Community & Opinion, Competitions and Challenges, Environment & Climate, Family, Friends and Relationships, Identity & Culture, Journalism and Media, Law, Crime and Justice, Minorities and People with Disabilities, Politics and Government, Public Relations & Press Releases, Travel and Adventure, War and Conflict, Writing and LiteratureFlames of Justice: Nakimuli’s Fierce Stand Against Kisenyi’s Eviction Nightmare
The night air hung thick with smoke over Kampala’s Kisenyi slum, the faint glow of street fires casting jagged shadows across the tin roofs. At 20, Nakimuli stood outside her […] More
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Writing prompt of the week!
As the storykeepers of our best friends, we often know what they want most and what they need even more. This week, we write a wish list for them. Start […] More
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BOOKS I READ IN 2025 (IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER) OGURU PATRICK ONEN
1. The Concise Mastery by Robert Green. Robert Green outlines a neat way of discovering your life’s purpose and your personal peculiarities that progressively help you develop your professional niche(s). […] More
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in Finance, Markets and Economics, Identity & Culture, Poetry, Theatre, Visual Art, Writing and LiteratureTHE COMMODIFICATION OF ART IN MALAWI
In Malawi, art is often seen as a means to an end, a way to survive in a society where economic opportunities are scarce. Many artists, musicians, visual artists, dramatists, […] More
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