[This is a multi part story. Read part 1 here and part 2 here.] For the first time in many months I was on a flight and couldn’t sleep. Usually I was dozing off even before …
Category: Creative Non Fiction
[Read part 1 here] I kept thinking about that first evening, the passion we shared, the desire that almost consumed us. Somehow we had managed to retain enough sanity not to strip each other naked and …
We have been good friends for the longest time, I admired his brilliant intelligence and infectious sense of humor. We always had a good time whether we were discussing serious issues, or just exchanging gossip. He …
Did any of you read the recent Kenyan story about the wife who reported her husband to her village men for being uncircumcised? There was a video to boot. We women can be dangerous when crossed …
Being amazingly beautiful is something that comes to many African women. Being one as well as someone whose work day gets stalled by the beauty of these women I feel I can testify to this. One thing …
Have you ever clicked on a stranger’s DP on Twitter and just gasp out loud at the greatness of the lord…well that is exactly what happened to me the first time I saw Luqman’s picture over …
The announcement came over the cabin, “The local time is 7:35 pm. The current weather is 83 degrees. If you are catching a connecting flight, the gate agent will provide you with the updated gates. If …
Someone knocked on my door…the knock continued violently. I was expecting no visitor. “Who’s there?” I asked “Police” a masculine voice responded from outside “What the Fuck!” Juliette whispers almost inaudibly and drops the diary. the …
I couldn’t burn the diary. Three weeks of kelewele every night was what it took to change my mind. You might think of Juliette as a tomboy…wrong…she’s very girly and an ex beauty queen. She wouldn’t …
She broke up with Romeo after six sexual dates. Maybe he shouldn’t have introduced the idea of having their love making on tape, but he thought it was cool because he also gave in to keeping …