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  • The Fifth Season – Book Review

    The Fifth Season by N.K. Jemisin This is the way the world ends. Again. Three terrible things happen in a single day. Essun, a woman living an ordinary life in a small town, comes home to find that her husband has brutally murdered their son and kidnapped their daughter. Meanwhile, mighty Sanze — the world-spanning…

  • On the Writing Desk – Work in Progress

    A fresh new start for the year 2022.  I’m excited for new projects, and a new creative cycle.  Here is what is on the writing desk this year: Zev’s Afrotheria – This is a story I’ve worked on off and on for the last few months. I’ll post it more often on this blog ,…

  • An American Marriage – Book Review

    An American Marriage by Tayari Jones Newlyweds Celestial and Roy are the embodiment of both the American Dream and the New South. He is a young executive, and she is an artist on the brink of an exciting career. But as they settle into the routine of their life together, they are ripped apart by…

  • Notes Under the Door & Other Stories – Book Review

    Notes Under the Door & Other Stories is a collection of seven short stories. 

  • Gratitude – I am so grateful for… this December 2021

    I want to pause and think of the good happenings in terms of this blog and my writing this year. So, this is my 2021 gratitude post. It is two weeks until the New Year 2022.  I haven’t posted much on the blog this 2021, but I have met incredibly amazing people this year because…

  • The Villainous Neighbor

    It was less than two years after three children lost their daddy to a car crash.  The rawness of such a loss still fresh in their minds, the world seemed like a battlefield with every step.  Strangers turned to friends, while friends they had known left, not able to withstand the sense of grief clouding…

  • Mombasa Raha, My Foot by Haroun Risa

    Happy October!  This is my birth month, so I always feel as though I’m full of excitement in October.  The post today is about Haroun Risa’s Mombasa Raha.  He sent me his book for a read and review.  The content in this book is a lot on the heavy side.  My soul felt sad reading…

  • Copyright Registration in Kenya – Updates

    This post is an update on Copyright Registration in Kenya.  Since my last copyright registration post, the process has gotten infinitely easier and accessible to anyone with a laptop and an internet connection.  The Kenya Copyright Board (KECOBO) has created an easy-to-use website portal.  The portal allows you, the creator, to upload your work and…

  • 5 Writing Books to Add to your Writer’s Library

    If you’re a writer working on improving your writing skills, here’s a list of books to get you started, or to keep you going.  They add great resources to your writing kit.

  • Once Upon a Lane – Book Review

    Once Upon A Lane There once was a lane, filled with well-tended lawns and well-fostered friendships, of well-appointed houses all neat and tidy and those that live within, of stories and mysteries that manifest for only fleeting moments for the few who pay attention. This is one such tale. – By Duncan Wilson Book Review…