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I don’t want to go to school. First day, I would look a fool! Maybe after a week, That’s not considered weak. But my parents won’t allow Me to stay at home, So, I have to fake a stomach ache. [...]

We went to the beach We heard the beautiful sound of the waves. Also, we heard the palm trees rustling. We stepped foot on the sand in the beach An amazing feeling it was It made us feel [...]

Mr. Hare called for a meeting in his home. He loved sharing the little he had with all the animals. No matter how hard the years had been, animals got time to meet and eat together. Apart from [...]

Memories, oh, memories! I love my memories! Oh, I wish my memories stay with me forever. There was this one funny time we were at the beach and I stole money from mom. I bought ice cream and my [...]

I was always eager and the first in line for our karate exercises. We would start our lessons by standing in a straight line. Pinnie would firmly push us on our chests testing our strength. If [...]

There was once a kingdom by the Zambezi River. It was a beautiful kingdom with rivers and mountains. The kingdom had very precious minerals such as gold, emeralds and copper. The people used to [...]

“Our home is dying,” the teacher said to the class. Everyone in class was listening as the teacher was talking. “Our Earthly home is dying,” the teacher continued. “What do you mean, teacher? [...]

People say home is where you live But…. I say it’s where you feel safe Home is known as your personal throne Or a precious stone you own You can go home with a groan Or a bad tone It doesn’t [...]

Oh! My home When shall I see my home? When shall I see my native land? I will never forget my home! I could remember when we, the leaders of tomorrow, in our dusty rubber sandals disturbed the [...]

In this August edition, I had a chat with the multi-talented Makhago Peter, whose story, the millionaire orpahan won the 2021 Wakini Kuria prize for Children’s literature. Join me as I have a [...]