The Flood "So do you want some help with the dishes?" Martin Odero knew that the question he posed to his wife, Joanna, sounded perfunctory but he lacked the will to do anything about it. The last of the Odero’s relatives, friends and colleagues had just left their Cottingham Park home in Kilimani. Martin knew...

The Uganda International Writers Conference

There’s something that happens to you when you are in the presence of like-minded people. Hearing them share their experiences, struggles and triumphs does so much for your inspiration meter. This is what it was like for me at the 4th Uganda International Writers Conference in Kampala. I got a rare chance to sit close...

Where are you going?

You could be tired of doing the same thing run-of-the-mill thing over and over. Take the step you need to. Start small. Start now.

Writers, unite!

I wrote my first story when I was about nine years old. All I recall from that piece of work is that one of the characters was an ogre that the village trusted as being friendly until..well someone became dinner and that perception quickly changed. 😀 But in all honesty, my love for the written...

Book Review: Unbreak My Heart by Toni Braxton

Talk of an artist whose music formed a part of the soundtrack of my childhood. I was about nine years old when her hit tracks, "Breathe Again", "Give You My Heart", and "Another Sad Love Song" played from virtually every radio and TV station. Toni Braxton is arguably one of the greatest artists of our time,...

Are you a giver or a taker?

I’ve been fortunate to know some amazing people. And I am thankful for the interaction I have had-and continue to have with them. Some I’ve known for 2 years, some 3, some 10. I know that there are many prisms through which you can view the people in your life and the contribution they make....

Identity: A Tale of Two Perspectives

   There are two sides of every coin.There are two or more ways to look at a situation or problem, if we look hard enough, that is.Take the world around me for instance.I view the people in my life, the job that I have, the country that I live in and the dreams that I have...

He said what??

I love Sundays. Church, leisurely lunch dates with family or friends and some well-deserved rest... what's not to love? As you look forward to the Sunday ahead, let me share what happened to me last Sunday. I attended the mid morning service at Church and afterwards took a cab to go to the supermarket. After...

Lessons I learned from a hike up Aburi hills

Let me start this off by saying that I am not the sporty type. I don’t even like running. (Kenyans that don’t run, unite!). Ha ha. So when my friend Leah suggested that we go hiking up the Aburi hills in the Eastern Region of Ghana, you can imagine my reaction. A couple of side-way...

I Know You (People Like You)

I have serious issues with people who claim to know people, such that they judge a group of people classified by (the wonderful qualities that make us unique like) gender, tribe, religion, nationality, race, occupation and the list goes on. I mean how can you purport to know every single person in a particular grouping...