Fatherhood

Daughters

Daughters

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There was a time I was listening to a lot of John Mayer. A lot. The whole of 2012, and bits of 2013, just Mayer. I was suffering from loss. I wasn’t eating well and when I mustered appetite

How To Wash A Baby

How To Wash A Baby

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“I recently spoke to a former classmate for the first time since 1991, just after finishing primary school.”

“You finished primary school in 1991!” He gasped.

“Yeah, I’m 47.”

“You are 47!”

“Yeah.”

“I was two years old when

January Was Peaceful

January Was Peaceful

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The hardest thing I went through last year was in June, when I followed my wife to Diani, where she had gone for work,” he says over the phone. To be clear, “followed” implies she went ahead, and he

How to Talk to Your Father

How to Talk to Your Father

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Heard of Tog Wajaale? It’s a small dusty border town in Somaliland, right at the nose of Ethiopia. Goats sit under trees, chewing gum, squinting in the heat. It’s a bustling town, forever gushing with trade. Men haggle at

Related By Heart

Related By Heart

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[It was just after 3pm and he was doing dishes. His wife was on a Zoom call in the living room, saying, “I think this demand-driven approach will not work in the long-term.” He could never understand half the