The corporate world hasn’t always been my cup of tea. I loved my career but the work environment always seemed hostile. I was always the new girl so everyone looked at me like a threat. Additionally, I put in an effort into my appearance which made many of my female co-workers slightly jealous. This made […]
Hi. My name is Snookie. I know, my mum named me after a reality show personality because she thought it was funny. She also rescued me from the side of the road when I was a kitten and we’ve been soulmates ever since. Finally. She’s up. I thought she’d never wake up. I’ve been pacing […]
Working in media has made me rub shoulders with one celebrity after the other. Some were delightful but most of them were trouble. however, I did not expect the level of unprofessionalism that I experienced with one particular Kenyan celebrity. “Hi. Are you Barbara?” I heard someone say besides me as I sipped my vanilla […]
I’ve been in a relationship since I was fifteen but it was only until I turned 21 that I got seriously involved with a man. I dated my last boyfriend, Fred, for the past three years before I found out he cheated on me days after he proposed to me. If I’m being completely honest, […]
“Baba, I need exercise books,” I said to my father who was nearly passed out at the side of the road. “M-m-my angel, do I look like I work in a bookstore?” He replied. I grew up in some of the worst conditions a child can ever be exposed to. Sometimes, I laugh when I […]
Nairobi. The city under the sun or for the better part of last year, the city under tear gas. This city will show us things. When you’re not jumping over potholes while trying not to get run over by unruly buses, you’re breathing in tear gas. For the most part of last year, city council […]
The first day of the semester is always the hardest to show up for, this was no different. The class only had five students out of forty and the lecturer was late which meant more people were likely to leave. Jeff sat next to me and he was as handsome as ever, we were catching […]
It had been almost three years since they had started dating so it was not surprising when Ted asked Kawira if he could introduce her to his mother. Kawira was elated, to say the least. She reminisced about how fate had woven their destinies together in the oddest of circumstances. She had just turned 25 […]
It started when I met this guy at my friend, Maggie’s party. It was a Friday evening. I was looking all fine, if I do say so myself but I was just out of a relationship so I was not looking for anything besides having a reasonably good time and catching up with friends, maybe […]
Who wants to be an M.P? Me Please! I want to earn a big fat pay cheque I want to embarrass myself By issuing statements that I shall deny Please let me act like a fool Let me wail like a mad one And make silly facial expressions Who wants to be an M.P? Me […]
We love and fight with words. He is so confident But around me he gets nervous, Loses his words, Gets shy on me. I love words, I play with them, Turning them into bits and pieces of things, So when he is silent, I have nothing to use to bridge this gap between us, To […]
I still remember the day I got married. The one image that would be etched in my memory was of the amazing life I would have with the love of my life. The image of two little human beings who had his brown sparkling eyes, running around the house was more than bliss to me. […]
I look down at the sticky wet mess between my legs. The red stain attached to my dress and choke on a heart wrenching sob. It was happening again. “No God! Please no…” the sharp pain in my gut overtakes my cries as it seems to also take the oxygen from my lungs. Where is […]
How long are 60 seconds? The simple answer would be one minute. Philosophically speaking time is the experience of durations thus in reality 60 seconds can pass in the blink of an eye but at times it can feel like a lifetime. I had always thought I would die a natural death; sleep never to […]
I haven’t written poetry for a couple of years which is strange because even before I was a short story writer I used to write poetry. I am coming back to my first love, and although I don’t have a muse anymore I have some inspiration from the past. Here are 2 poems I have […]