Month: October 2015

Let Us Obsess, Yawa!

Let Us Obsess, Yawa!

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I know how to turn on my Bluetooth. But ask me to play a Youtube video from my phone to my smart TV (because what other TV can you have in 2015?) and I will draw a blank. I …

The Fendi Man

The Fendi Man

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There is a gentleman waiting at the reception. You may notice his shoes first; brogues. Brown. Well worn. Scruffy in that deceptively fashionable way. You notice he has on beige Dockers, the colour of a wet anthill, folded at …

Goat Days

Goat Days

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The first time I met Sophie Gitonga she was attending my Second Creative Writing Masterclass, early this year. The odd ones always stand out in a room. First day, before the class commenced, as we all milled around the

Getting Older

Getting Older

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by Nancy Cherotich.

It’s a week to my birthday and as usual, I am totally excited. Maybe a little too excited, but who cares, it’s my birthday! I can’t wait to see the number of strangers and friends who …