Last but not least…
By Dismas Okombo Foremost, forgive the lateness of this entry. Due to Corona pandemic, of which I hope you are keeping safe indoors, the residency had to end abruptly […]
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Over the Weekend
By Wr. Dismas Okombo #Day6: 6th March 2020. Until Twinomugisha pointed it out in one of her provocative writing, I had never noticed ‘the shy sun’; how she makes her
#Day5: Rotten English.
By Wr. Dismas Okombo The first assignment Edith gave us was to translate a passage in English to our mother tongue. We hunched over our notepads; some with mild hesitations,
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#Day4: Twinomugisha’s Mandazis
By Wr. Dismas Okombo I have just locked the door, headed past the crib and drawn back the green curtains. Outside, the evening is calm and chilly; the trees are
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#Day3: A Leap of Faith
By Wr. Dismas Okombo “When will I know I am ready?” “You won’t. It is a leap of faith. That’s all it is; a leap of faith.” ~From the
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#Day2: The Task of an Afrikan Narrator
By Wr. Dismas Okombo Yesternight when I saw Twinomugisha shuffle the cards as if the deck was an extension of her arms, I outrightly realized I was to suffer thorough
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#Day1- Around the Table of joy
By Wr. Dismas Okombo, on 1st March 2020 In the early evening, there were patches of light showers. And now, in the still warmth of my room, I endeavor to
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Of literary friendships and growing together
By Wr. Dismas Okombo It was the graceful lines of plays that ushered me into the eloquence of poetry; then, poetry redirected my enthusiasm to ornate prose. From there, the
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Gloria Mwaniga at Writers Guild Kenya; The Writer Every Beginner Should Meet
By Wr. Dismas Okombo Presently, on the left side of my laptop is a dark, ungainly huge mug brimming with a hot concoction of ginger, ndimu and garlic. For the
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bikozulu at Writers Guild Kenya; In the Presence of a Storyteller
By Wr. Dismas Okombo The boardroom was greatly tense with anticipation. That, in the immediate moment Gabriel and the facilitator stepped into the room, the enthusiastic faces around the tables
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