CITY COTTON I am one of those people who refuse to die I do not know why, but I know it’s not for lack of death trying to snatch me away I should have died in Bottomline First...

I sat there on the seat of that barbershop, and looked at my hair through the mirror, taking one last glance, as if to permanently brand the image to my memory, perhaps so I could...

Sometimes I wear the color of my mind in clothes When people see me and ask why are you dressed like that, are you mourning someone I answer usually with a nod or a shake of my...

I will want to cry at the dusty gates of Kiambu District Hospital, but I won’t I can’t Not with my grandmother looking at my brother and I straight in the eyes, her eyes...

This is how it ends Me wanting to peel back his eyelids, crawl into his eyes, wriggle through the membrane and swim my way through his pupils to get at her Have you ever...

If you are on the Kenyan or African literary scene, then you have most likely heard of the name Zukiswa Wanner That name comes up when you look at the Writivism Board of Trustees...

It is November 15, 2011 I am at the football field trench, in college Everything is spinning, so fast It’s a sporty evening It’s cold A little It’s hot as hell It’s...

I was raised in a home where some things were never talked about Nobody had the time to tell me how to handle a relationship I cannot blame my parents They come from an era where...

  The year is 2009 You have been ill before But this time, it is not the usual illnesses  You get a series of severe chest and throat infections Then you get a kidney...

Long before I knew what bathrooms were invented for, I used to think they are for showering But that was a such a long time ago when I was still this high; a stubborn kid with an...

The band holds the penultimate long note, the drummer breaks, a 4 bar cadenza and the rhythm section does the last hit We are done for the night Trumpet, mutes and mics quickly...

You are just like any other Nairobian stuck in the rut that is middle class life  You have an 8 to 5 that pays your rent in a decent estate, puts your kids in a ka-private school...