Last borns are meant to remain home  It is the way of our people Last born sons, that is that is Luo tradition says that the girls get married and leave to go start their own...

I don’t remember much from my first funeral We stood in line, waiting to view the body When it was my turn, I observed how the body was ashy, its arms stiff by their sides,...

Then I was four when my little sister was born; chubby cheeks with dimples, she was a sight to behold Even as kids we were quite different She was the well organized, tidy almost...

People say that I look exactly like my mom I don’t see it at all In fact, when I was younger, for some reason, I was convinced I was adopted The older I got, the more I see that...

Everyone watched as the world slowed down to a silence At the time, nobody really cared that it was happening There was no way a virus chomping up a portion of Asia could survive...

First, I travelled with eyes closed I dreamt of setting a tiny bird free from its cage The bird hopped out, nibbled on fallen grain, grew bigger, taller, as I watched I was nearly...

There was a time when phones had memories smaller than a pup’s Mine was a hand me down from my elder brother; a Nokia that opened up like a laptop, with a keypad arranged just...

When I think about it, the most pivotal moments of my career have been shaped by someone asking me, “Can you sing” The first one was Chizi Everyone knew Chizi It was hard to...

Your heart doesn’t immediately stop when you’re dying I would never have known this, had I not almost died If anything, it drops, like a feather blown gently by the wind...

As a young kid growing up, you go about doing the things growing up kids do You are a little troublemaker It comes with the territory But the constitution is very clear You go...

-1- OLD SOULS I always knew it would be a girl for a first born I would name her Audrey Meaning strength and influence and grace To have a daughter and be her friend, the way my...

That is not how he had thought he would die It is not even the place he thought he would be when he finally returned his soul to its owner above Granted, he had not really thought...