Unbwogable From Gidi Gidi Maji Maji’s 2002 single, ‘Who Can Bwogo Me’ Definition: [someone] who cannot be scared. It was 2002, and we were unbwogable. Half of our fathers were in Sierra Leone on United Nations peacekeeping missions, and the other half were stomping around our houses swearing that President Moi’s leaving would bring us all peace. It was also the year we learned our … Continue reading It Was 2002 and We Were Unbwogable
Fiction Andy wavers between the Citi Hoppa and KBS bus; which one should he board? It is 10pm on a cold Thursday night and Kencom is relatively empty. Behind him, a homeless man is laying out cardboard, settling in for the night. Andy considers giving him his jacket but changes his mind, thinking, everybody’s got problems. I don’t have a job and he’s homeless. The … Continue reading Nairobae
Fiction Ⅰ. Your love is a quiet, arrogant thing in the pit of your abdomen when you come to me. I’m standing at the entrance of my building unsure as to what my only meal of the day will be. I could go right and get a coffee cake, or left and get chips. You’re so stealthy, I only notice when you’re right in front … Continue reading Your Love is a Transient Dream
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