There is no better feeling than waking up to a phone full of charge, dancing at 100% – full charge. But folks, have you ever tucked your phone to charge overnight, anticipating to wake up to a 100% charge only to realise that you didn’t switch on the socket? This story is no different, just, …
Starting a conversation in a matatu with a girl is hard. A rock. A man has to go into a series of thoughts on how to break that ice, making sure he doesn’t spoil the only chance he has. So, he ensures to hit her with the best line in history. I was in an …
Sheryl* got 397 in her KCPE. She was 3 marks away from the 400 margin, a reality that hit her with so much regrets. She had been scooping 450 marks in internal exams, sometimes 430 and on bad days she bagged 410 or something in that neighbourhood. She hardly slid down to below 400. I …
“I don’t think our cultural and religious differences will allow us to have a future together,” She said as she pushed her fork in our favourite delicacy; Iskudheh Karis. “We have talked about this before and am sure we can live with it happily.” I retorted. “Yes, and am sorry but we can’t be more …
They met in Santorini, Greece. She was at her doorstep viewing the sunset from Oia town, a glass of Assyrtiko wine in firmly gripped in her hand. Her JBL bluetooth speaker oozed and blared soothing jazz. A really good combo with wine, in a peaceful eventide. Down the street was Shawn. He had been distracted …
This bird knocks its beak on my window every morning. Then it dives into chirping, which is invariably followed by copious other chirps from a distance. The only sad part is when I draw my curtains to watch it do its thing, it flaps its wings and fly away. In disappointment, I sink. It has …
It dawns on me that I haven’t set a foot in a church the whole of 2020. I haven’t heard a full sermon nor met with any pastor. Worst, I can’tremember the last time I flipped those Bible pages. Sad. It’s crazy. It’s not that I have back slid from my faith, we all know …
At a glance, Dylan didn’t look like the type to fall in love at all. He’d rather curve the prettiest girls in the room and lead on a few others. He had his standards, pride and ego swaying on cloud nine. He clearly looked like the type that would fart in the toilet and flush. …
The bond we had is weakeningThe love we had is fadingEverything seems to be going southI no longer trust the words from your mouthI no longer feel the same way about youI should have known we are many on the queue I tattooed your name in my heartDid everything that your soul desired, butYou turned …
The muzzle pointed straight to my eye. I could see death clearly through the dark hole. The hands holding the pistol looked bigger than normal hands, rough and full of scars. “Kijana, unakimbia nini? (Why are you running?)” He croaked, moving closer. Every step he made escalated my heartbeat. “Songa! (Move)” He ordered, gesturing the …