It’s a matter of the personal vs. the collective. No matter what – I wasn’t going to be known only as a keyboard warrior/online activist. So despite not being a citizen, I happily and excitedly made …
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Written By Highest Kite from the ‘Rebel’ collection A month ago, my mother had a hernia repair surgeryThe doctor said no to solid foods: no meats, no wheat, nor chunks of fruit; not even porridge … My …
Written by Muthoni Ngei Welcome back to the most exciting, thought-provoking, and inclusive event of the year—Sexual Utopia Festival 2024! This year, we’re pulling out all the stops with our spicy, eye-opening theme: Sex & Money. …
Read Part 2 here. Present Day: “You have disobeyed your vow of celibacy while training and you have led a man into our midst. I have no choice but to punish you, Ama. This will be …
I got high. Writing this out at this moment isn’t exactly the best decision, but fuck it. It’s gotta come out. You draw out my weaknesses and shortcomings without an ounce of empathy. You revel in …
Written by Highest Kite from the ‘Rebel’ collection her capital is your skin her borders, your dreams her language is hope her anthem is vote her currency, your life her army, your kin her motif’s been …
Written by Highest Kite I. I’m Addicted to Sadness When I left for the university library this morning, my text to you said it was to think and write. But really, it was to sink, give …
Written by Ayanda M. Listen, have you heard of the notion that the body keeps score? We’ve long understood that our bodies reflect all of the happenings in our emotional realm, and that the emotional realm …
Read Part 1 here. Years before, the dense foliage rustled as Wami hesitated before the gnarled wooden door, her heart pounding with an erratic rhythm. A tapestry of greenery enshrouded the modest hut, making it seem …
Written by Highest Kite from the ‘Rebel’ collection Dreamer for fool Affordable for cheap Agreeable for comely Rude for manly Youth for fleeting Experienced for employed Government for murderers Patience for slow death Kind-hearted for gullible …