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Sons of the gods #9
Continued from #8 By Mutebi Wilson A heavy blanket of silence filled the air as Kano looked at his pot in disbelief. There was no doubt his old man had […] More
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Sons of the gods #8
Continued from #7 By Ashley Katabani walked aimlessly, feeling the depth of the young girl’s words eat at him. Their altercation felt like a hard slap to his face. He […] More
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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
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My Respect To Beautiful Things.
The walls are deep green. The chairs and tables are dark iron wrought. It gave me the feeling of eating out in a lawn. He has gone for junk too; […] More
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Black and White in Love, Peter Ngila
He who chews slowly swallows at last. As plumes of dust jumped up and down, Veka Mukusyo sat on the lap of Goodman, her love. Do I exercise my grandmother’s […] More
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The dog who could cross the road.
Simba looked pensively at the grey matter that was between him and the green grass where plenty of butterflies flapped around, waiting for him to chase around aimlessly. This grey […] More
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Event of a Fire
Francine packs her things; frantically, teary-eyed, her hands shaking. She has to leave, she can’t wait, she has to breathe. Smoke creeps in from under the door, the flames will […] More
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Expectations
Expectations must be the mothers of the strongest misery And most of us have suckled on their firm breasts. Too much anticipation is sometimes a little scary But when desire […] More
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Gipiir and Labongo #12
By Kamusiime Mugisha As Labongo ambled to the mighty gates of the chiefdom that shielded Pubungu, flanked by his warriors, exhausted, starved, and clad in their full armor, the sight […] More
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The Modern Day African Virgin
The modern Day African Virgin. Virginity? Purity? Respect? Marriage? Religion? What does all of this have to do with sex for the first time? Lisa asked herself. All my friends […] More
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in Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Journalism and Media, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and LiteratureWhat Shall We Tell The Kids: Or The Inflated Value Of Youth
When I was a kid no one told me I was going to lead the world in my future. I missed out on all that self-esteem. When I was a […] More
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Gipiir and Labongo #22
By Mugabe Victor It was an image she could not get out of her head. The torn fingernails, dried lips and scaled skin on his back only told half of […] More
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I hope; like nothing happened
I was young when I discovered nostalgia – maybe 5 or 6 or thereabouts. It is around then that the hymen to my eyes was shed; around then that I […] More
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‘I Doodled Your Name By Force’ by Naggayi Sanyu Lydia
I doodled your name by force. Yes please. I was not going to be that girl who’d pass through her teenage years without ever doodling a boy’s name in a […] More
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Hair Stories – Part 1
Some people asked me why I cut off my hair. Here is one reason, and many others will follow with time. 20 years ago, at a time like now, I […] More
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The Same Hill, A Different View
The air never changed; it remained fresh and gently caressed his skin with motherly tenderness that comforted him, leaving him wholesomely mellow. Even the sight of the valley from the […] More
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‘Didn’t See That Coming’ by Migisha Boyd
“Ah! This chicken is hard!”, Belle exclaimed as she tried to saw through the chicken thigh one last time with the now-bloody knife. It reminded her of her late father’s […] More
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in Fiction#SSWCIII – Losing Innocence by Lutwama Buttercup Kylie
Adeke gathered her faded purple nightgown tightly around her thin shoulders and moved to sit on the floor, near the lone candle mounted on the hollow tip of an empty […] More
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