Wednesday, 29 April 2020

Well Hello

When I first started writing,my first son was my greatest inspiration.Get it?First started...first son.. No?Never mind.

Monday, 11 September 2017

Jeff ni mboys wangu sana

The boy is turning 7 years old this month,September.Watching him evolve into this whole person with a vibrant personality has been indeed a beautiful journey.At the risk of sounding cliche,I have still said it.

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....

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Sunday, 7 September 2014

SOME ARE BEAUTIFUL

Some are beautiful,others more beautiful than some.Some hurt,yet others hurt more than the rest.What?I do not know.Maybe I know.Who knows?You know!

Kind-a Traffic Updates By Karambu Luruti

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