*Note: This is a blog series centered around my debut novel “Ahadi”, available on Amazon. Click here if you would like to purchase a copy. In case you missed the previous chapter's post, you read it first here. "Uokaji" means something along the lines of evacuation. This chapter is one of the longest in terms of pages as…
*Note: This is a blog series centered around my debut novel “Ahadi”, available on Amazon. Click here if you would like to purchase a copy. The previous post can be found here. "Vita" means "War" in Swahili. This chapter is one of the shortest in terms of pages but to the characters it must have been the longest…
*Note: This is a blog series centered around my debut novel “Ahadi”, available on Amazon. Click here if you would like to purchase a copy. The previous post can be found here. All the chapter titles were written in Swahili as that is what I grew up speaking at home. "Furaha" means "Joy". The first chapter of the…
*Note: This is a blog series centered around my debut novel "Ahadi", available on Amazon. Click here if you would like to purchase a copy. The previous post can be found here. When I was in the process of writing the novel, I kept writing short poems as I often do and keeping them in…
Allow me to introduce my one year old baby novel "Ahadi" !!! Available on Amazon This might be long overdue but I felt I owed myself to bring a series that will explore how Ahadi came to be and what is covered in every chapter. Let's start from the beginning, shall we? How did the…
A few years back I was speaking with a friend and somehow our conversation shifted towards suicide. She said that she couldn’t believe how someone could end their life when they hadn’t given life to themselves. In her point of view, it was a sin or borderline a murder and that person would go to…
A few days ago, I was talking about new year resolutions with my bestfriend and I told her that I would like to have a period of time when I’m not chasing anything at all. I just wanted to breathe, not chase any goal and be at peace with that. It might sound lazy to…
Well, hello there 😉 It's been a while since I've blogged but hey...issa pandemic Today I will be presenting my case to you in hopes that you can open your mind to the idea of online dating and doing it safely. First, here are my main reasons as to why I tried online dating: Busy…
A few weeks ago, I was having an interesting conversation with someone about what their wish for the world was. Their initial wish was for there to not be “deadbeat dads” in this world. It was for parents to not have the option of walking out of their children’s lives. Soon enough, it dawned on…
A poetry series...start here. III.Dear Congo Some days you break my heart I wonder if I’ll ever piece myself back together Other days you show me the kind of love I could never get from any other country And whenever you open your arms wide I wonder which day it’s going to be The one…
Wamkazi Wa Afrika 