Describing the Master of descriptions; Phil Ibsen By Juliet Mwangi Meet Phil Ibsen, or as he likes to refer to himself, ‘Master of Descriptions’. A creative Writer and freelancer who describes his writing journey as a great, but nonlinear process featuring both growth as well as moments of doubts. It took some time, but I […]
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Impressive Endeavors in Unfrequented Waters By Juliet Mwangi The recent outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has been a season of global anxiety and uncertainty that is too grievous to ignore for anyone including passionate writers like Kevin Gundi, a freelancer and recent graduate of the Write Your Passion Course offered by Writers Guild Kenya. When
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Interview Questions with June Mukhwana By Juliet Mwangi Whether you’re a writer or not, you know how great an impact negativity from people towards your work and efforts does to a person. It ultimately kills the dream and you need to fight on with resilience to keep doing your best and use the negative criticisms
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Achieving Immortality Through Writing By Juliet Mwangi Charming and insightful, David Ngugi is perhaps the true embodiment of the quote, “True humility is staying teachable regardless of what you know.” –Anonymous Despite his age and vast experience in shaping and educating young minds, Mr. Ngugi, now a retired teacher, still held much enthusiasm as he
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Provoking Minds, Changing the Course of Society By Juliet Mwangi “I want to be remembered as the conscience of society. I’ve noticed nowadays people seem to have thrown humanity and boundaries away. There’s no longer right or wrong. I don’t want to hit them on the head by telling them what’s wrong and right. But
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Legend of the sleeper By William Dekker I was not a backbencher in high school. I always sat at the front row in class, like the good law-abiding, assignment-completing and teacher-loving students. Still, I slept like nobody’s business. I was a legend at it! Mr. Apondi was my CRE teacher at Rapogi School. He taught
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The Subtle Art of Editing; Lessons from Lucas Wafula. By Marion Jepkosgei. Editing is the most underrated expertise in Kenya. Despite it being the cornerstone of writing, the relationship between writers and editors is a strained one. Editors are known for their brutal honesty, which in most cases, isn’t much welcome by writers. Today, Lucas
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Father’s Day By Wairumu Gathungu There are two days in a year that give me cold chills: my dad’s anniversary in February and Father’s Day in June. My fortitude carries me through numerous things but it fails me terribly on these two occasions. They are a constant reminder of my loss; one that my heart
Vijana, Kuungana na Maarifa ni Asili ya Mageuzi Na Sitati Wasilwa Wiki chache zilizopita, mwanahabari tajika, Linus Kaikai, alizungumzia swala la vijana katika uongozi, hususan katika siasa za Kenya. Katika maelezo yake, alikariri jinsi wanasiasa hawa vijana walivyofeli kutoa mwongozo mwafaka kwa nchi ambayo takribani asilimia sabini na tano ya idadi ya watu wana umri
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LOVE IN A TIME OF UNCERTAINTIES by Beryl Muga It had to be a Saturday. No mistakes. This meeting had been calculated well for months. I’m sitting across from him. Yes, HIM. The man with a light face. We are brunching. I ordered vegetable rice and chicken stew. He ordered whisky, a 300ml Coca-Cola, a
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By William Dekker “When I worked in Mombasa, everybody had a personal witchdoctor who determined a lot of things, including whether or not they should come to work. That is the truth and truth is not a scandal! I was the head of the Standard newspaper bureau at the coast. I recall a day when
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