Thursday, 24 August 2017

The woman who vomited on my shoe

I am seated in a mathree one evening,a few months ago.We have to go through Nairobi downtown to exit the CBD. There's a woman seated next to me,she has what looks like an empty gunia on her laps. I assume she works in one of the downtown market places.She isn't clean.Her nails look like a hard day of work.

Monday, 14 August 2017

Thursday, 10 August 2017

The sun in his shoes-and other short stories


We were walking to church on Sunday and he was dragging his feet on the ground.

Paradisos do have wings.

I just witnessed the most dumb founding yet  remarkable thing. Si you know Paradisos? I'll take a moment to explain to those who were raised in the leafy suburbs.

No use having a big bum if you cannot use it.

It happened on Friday evening.
It was on my bus ride from the CBD headed home. I get into a bus, guess what, no front seats available.

Ati birthday month?Who is your mother?


The next time I see someone going on about birthday week, sijui birthday month....

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