I felt like I was ready. We had been dating for a couple of months. It had been going well. We really enjoyed each other’s company. As you know dating in these Nairobi streets is hard. When you meet a guy who finally is not as trash as most of the other guys, it is […]
Today on Pearls and Heels we feature Eudiah Kamonjo. Eudiah Kamonjo is a poet, media consultant and a sex guide based in Nairobi. She hosts the Indulgence Erotica Open Mic, a monthly event that has so far been held in Nairobi, Mombasa and Malindi. She previously worked for a child-focused NGO as a Managing Editor. […]
I love watermelons, they would rank very high on my ‘favourite fruits’ list. Besides being sweeter than life, they also have health benefits. Generally, watermelons are 92% water content, thus being a great quenching fruit in the warm seasons, or when you want to spruce up your liquid intake from pure water to something sweeter. […]
“Girl, have you seen our new boss?” My friend Maggie half-whispered, half-shouted leaning over my desk holding her coffee. It was nearly eleven thirty and I was nowhere near done with my morning schedule. I didn’t have time for her office gossip. “Maggie, I swear to God one day I will chain you to your […]
It was 6 o’clock when Susan left her friend’s Shiku’s house to go home. It had been a great Saturday afternoon hanging out, finishing their math homework and talking about their crushes. At 16 the list of crushes was long and they spent time giggling over movie stars and all the local boys that they […]
Global health has improved considerably over the last four decades, however, in less developed countries modern contraceptive methods are used by only 43% of women of reproductive age leading to a major strain in the intractable challenge to combat population-level changes as well as the ability for these households to sustainably provide for the children […]
Women have been warned to be extra vigilant in the wake of a violating sexual trend called Stealthing. The trend sees men remove condoms halfway through the act of sex, despite initially agreeing to wear one – without the female partner becoming aware that he is doing so. The experience for far too long has […]
In a society, full of dating sites, social media and constantly checking & rechecking your phone before you sleep, there is a guy from your past (or present) who may come back into your life and show you that they are interested in connecting with you. They may start liking your photos on your social […]
Susan looked at herself in the mirror. Her eyes were red and puffy as she had been crying the whole day. Her normally well-groomed hair was shaggy. She took a sip of her glass of wine. She had been drinking since dawn. Today was supposed to be her wedding day. Right now, she was supposed […]
You meet a nice man. He is a couple years older and you could not be more grateful because you are bound to learn a few things from him. He takes you out for dinner first then a movie. Occasionally he cooks for and surprises you at the office with your favourite take out breakfast […]
I met a man. A great man. A man who has respect and good manners. Remind me to thank his mama if I ever meet her. A man who has no baby mama stories hovering over his head and his wallet. A man who has a great body. A man who smells like the morning […]
Watching movies gives us unrealistic expectations on love, we dream of the fairytale love that does not exist. This is mostly introduced to us growing up; we watch these movies expecting our love life to be the same. But in reality it isn’t, you go through so much just be with someone. Plus all the […]
I was supposed to feel devastated when, on my 20th birthday, I found out I was pregnant. I felt intense, if cautious, joy instead. Finally, instead of telling my parents I wanted to quit med school, they’d abandon me to my sinful ways instead and I’d finally get to control my own destiny. I wanted […]
I was having a conversation with a friend then nostalgia kicked in and we went back to relive some campus memories. Unlike me, this friend was able to survive life on the university hostels for all the four years. I tried and after a month, I was tired and longed for the order at home. […]
My dance with the devil!! There comes a time in life when you have to pass through a hell of a storm for you to see the rainbow at the end of it all. When you have to lose everything to get a fresh start; and have those moments where you go through pain and […]