Motherhood

When It Rained

When It Rained

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It came down hard in my village. Trees swayed in the storm and wet dogs whimpered under awnings. Cattle stood stoic in this rain, heads bowed as if in prayer. The next day, it was discovered that the unruly …

Who Will Tell Her?

Who Will Tell Her?

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Trigger: Death

The living, in their constant curiosity, often wonder what death feels like. Well, the deep sleep of general anaesthesia is what death must feel like. It’s bottomless. It’s nothingness. You are in there but you aren’t. You …

Tale of Three Mothers

Tale of Three Mothers

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Even an old train stops once in a while. As I did. Also, it was a Jesus weekend. Praise God. Thankfully Eddy is here to hold court this week.

 

By Eddy Ashioya

Love has always come easy to our …

Bad Nurse

Bad Nurse

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She made tea. We sat in the dining room. I could hear her husband on a Zoom call somewhere in a room down the corridor. He was speaking to white folk, from what I could hear. Everybody sounded so …

The Light in the Tunnel

The Light in the Tunnel

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There will be three long queues into heaven. The first will be for children and people who refuse to grow up. The second will be for adults and the third for companies. On that day – a clear day …