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A Piece of My Heart
The first Monday of December finds me in paradise, engaging in not-so-paradise activities. I am pressing pressing my laptop, January rent has to be made. The air is balmy, the AC is working and I’m alternating between the patio and a table next to a window indoors, taking in the view of the pool and […]
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I wish I was vanilla ice cream on your kitchen shelf | by @Mwass_
She looked like the ninth wonder.
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I Can’t Afford to Love Myself | by @_mis_behave
Hey you, You are going to have bad days. Days when not even a date-with yourself-to go see Black Panther will make you happy. You are trying this self-love thing. So when you were in town the other day and right in the middle of Mama Ngina Street you felt emotion clogging your chest; ducking […]
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Talents of Nairobi
Perhaps influenced by Shonda Rhimes’ TED talk (I am yet to get the book), I promised myself that I’d make a point of saying yes to more things and just try new stuff at least once. I did, for a while. But not too consistently. Talents of Nairobi caught me in one of those inconsistent […]
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When In Egypt with @SimplyKech
One of the most misunderstood countries is Egypt. When I first expressed my interest to go there, many spoke of how dangerous my idea was, yet I stayed there for two good months, safe and sound! Egypt is a spectacularly beautiful country with cultural gems. It is safe, the ocean is peaceful, the beaches are […]
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The Sunrise Hangout
It’s 6.23am on a public holiday. I am riding on the back of a nduthi, cruising up Haile Selassie Avenue.
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Sunday Morning At The Park
There’s something about Sunday mornings; they’re are calm and slow
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Lost In Lamu
The streets of Nairobi and the streets of Lamu are as different as can be and yet on that Sunday mid morning, I found a likeness in the two.
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Dad
I have always known I want to write about my Dad, it is the how that I have struggled with.
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To Be A Woman | by @NyokabiWainaina
To be a woman is.. To breath quietly,
Got any book recommendations?