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AND TONIGHT, I STAY
If this was the last thing you read before taking that decision, i hope you know I am reaching out to you right now. It is 2 am in the […] More
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Suicide Note: You Wouldn't Think There Would Be A 3rd Page But Here We Are
In January this year, I got so stressed and overwhelmed with work that I found myself in that pit of despair that I have been fighting to get out of […] More
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in Career and Employment, Community & Opinion, Health and Medicine, Law, Crime and Justice, Politics and Government"Mujooga basajja mwe!" – The value of a 10k shilling note in this pandemic. #Stories4Health
The text came in at 10:00 pm in the night. Hey, have you seen the news today? Man, it’s crazy. It was my brother Niwarinda. This was on Sunday 17th […] More
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in Fiction‘Writing Your Story’ by Ophelia Kemigisha
Last weekend, I was attending a discussion in a room with a view of the street and a nearby field. On the tables, almost everyone had pairs of shades and […] More
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Suicide Note: Take 1
I once read that suicide does not end the pain, it just passes it onto someone new. Truthfully, I cannot tell you where I found this – must have been […] More
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CAN YOU RELATE?
It’s a bright sunny morning, God blesses us with yet another day on earth. He gets out of bed fresh for another battle, to stay alive. As he heads to […] More
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Scars: a short story
Suppose for a moment that you were a cold corpse, with your mastectomy chest flat against an even colder post mortem table. You are yellowish, bluish, grey – your dead […] More
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Suicide Note: Does it Count if There's no Explanation?
I am a broken person. How shall I describe it to you in ways that you would understand? I want us to be on the same page, really, because I […] More
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SOUNDING THE ALARM ON THE SILENT DISABILITY THAT WILL COST US MORE THAN CANCER, DIABETES AND RESPIRATORY AILMENTS COMBINED:
Are you struggling to sleep, eat, connect with yourself and others? Do you feel stuck, struggle with fatigue, stiff muscles or indigestion? Do you feel too much or too little? […] More
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Early, Michelle Preen
Early My voice has shunned my body. I hear it over there, dissociated from my being. “Give me my baby,” it says. First frantic and then more softly, over and […] More
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How to ruin your church’s reputation
A couple of months ago, as I applied my make-up, one thought burned in my mind: I despise cowards. Events from years prior replayed as I prepared to go out […] More
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VIOLENT POLICIES, VIOLENT LAWS IN GENERATING AND SUSTAINING VIOLENCE IN UGANDA
VIOLENT POLICIES, VIOLENT LAWS IN GENERATING AND SUSTAINING VIOLENCE IN UGANDA By Oweyegha-Afunaduula Center for Critical Thinking and Alternative Analysis Anger is not the problem, violence is… we can use […] More
