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Continue reading →: Mint & Spice
Mint & Spice You sat next to me, In the bus heading home, Your scent; Mint & Spice, made me wish you’d move closer. Your thigh brushed mine, firm, strong: made me wonder, about you. Are you Strong? Are you firm…in your decisions? The bus went too fast, Rocked us…
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Continue reading →: Rain on Me
Rain on Me Fat drops, land on my face, Cold kiss, sharp kiss, Startling, refreshing I shiver; Minutes pass, I’m soaking wet. Still, the drops fall, Unrelenting. I want it to stop, Wish it would stop, But the rain turns gentle, the cold wetness comforting, that pattering; Drops dancing on…
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Continue reading →: Distance
Distance A great big wall stands, Between you and I, Every time I think I can, Scale that wall, I start out with enthusiasm, Grappling from hold to hold, Some days I reach halfway, Other days, I get to the top, Then, Doubt; that masterful enemy, Fills me and I…
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Continue reading →: Gardening for the Soul
Saturday was one of those days you just want to forget because nothing is going right. From work, to interacting with people, to commuting, everything was just whack! I got home, and I just wanted to bury myself under the blankets for at least twenty-four hours. Alas, it was during…
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Continue reading →: Fire by Dora Okeyo – Book ReviewFire by Dora Okeyo A boy is born in the land of Leo. As the sound of the cattle horn is heard, everyone in the Kingdom celebrates the birth of not only a boy, but the Crown Prince. His name is Ustawi. The hands that hold him foretell a prosperous…
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Continue reading →: Book Shopping in Nairobi
Nairobi City during Good Friday = Empty! Lolz, everyone has gone out of town for the four-day holiday. They left little ol’ me to walk around with plenty of space to play. So, I had an impromptu book shopping day. I found this guy who’d dumped this pile of books…
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Continue reading →: this African Girl
This Girl, she stands, ready to face the world. She stands, with her head held high, facing you, facing me, facing countless faces. In a crowd, a class, on the street, she stands, up to judgment, against the hate, despite the constraints, holding on to the support, she finds in…
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Continue reading →: Somewhere Else by Mathew Shenoda – Poetry ReviewSomewhere Else by Mathew Shenoda From the river Nile to the teeming streets of Cairo, from the indigenous, pre-Islamic Egyptian Coptic civilization to an America struggling with its fear of the Arab world, Shenoda’s poems recall the sacred traditions of an ancient, enduring culture as they widen the political conversation…
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Continue reading →: 7 Things to Know when Self-Publishing on Smashwords in Kenya
About Smashwords.com Smashwords.com is an e-book self publishing site. Smashwords distributes e-books to a wide network of online retailers, mobile app platforms and affiliates. They have 3 catalogs: 1. Premium Catalog – Every author aspires to get their e-book in the premium catalog in smashwords. This means that your e-book…
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Continue reading →: Choosing a Genre for Your Fiction in Kenya
What is a Fiction Genre? It is a fiction classification based on content, setting, and mood of the story. A book may fit more than one genres but most times a story leans to one type of genre. Why is it important to choose a genre when you write Fiction? Choosing…
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