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Whispers of laughter, etched in each groove, Echoes of moments, where passions did move. Sunrise to sunset, a record of years, Etching the joy, the heartache, the tears. Curved like a river, [...]

I’m fresh from watching a video where, in an unfortunate sequence of events, a lady jumped off a roof. A rather morbid way to start a story, I know, but who am I if not your cultured purveyor of [...]

Sad generation, we are called. Smiling brightly, Yet dying inside. Hidden scars and bottled emotions Tell a tale of life’s rough motions. We jubilantly traverse corridors. Tears roll as we bolt [...]

Nashipae sat at Dr. Kiambo’s clinic, lost in thought. She was horrified by what was about to happen. The last jab was painful, the capsules nauseating. She looked across from her seat to where [...]

There’s an aching for home. I’ve been working on a crochet wedding dress. I love weddings. My best friend just got a prostate cancer diagnosis. Another friend called, excited; his son just said [...]

I was only five years old when my grandmother died one afternoon almost three decades ago. I remember my uncles speaking with my grandfather in hushed tones. And then when my mom and aunties were [...]

There are only two times that peoples’ bodies become heavy. When they fall asleep, and when they die. But for Kevin, there was a third. Cerebral palsy had robbed him of speech and movement. Lilly [...]

According to my father, his grandfather was an elder of the clan, one of the highest ranks among the Agikuyu. He had been given birth to by a traveler thus rising through the ranks on his own. A [...]

PPBlessing: How did you get into writing? Benny: It has been a step by step growth throughout the years. I think the interest started growing when I was still in primary school writing [...]

I found a way for my fingers to navigate me through the blinds, where the dawn’s sunrise, the dusk’s sunset, and the full moon peeked through my drapes, spreading reflections and shadows at my [...]