Musee! Reke Gwere! Mwanaume ni effort! Growing up is a scam. Meanwhile, in heaven, they must be on some good weed laughing their faces off when they see what us earthlings have to endure. As a baby, if I got a sniff that I’d be coming to earth hot and heavy on my soon-to-be mum, I’d throw a tantrum. And not those crying ones where you’re outcast to the corner until your moods take a chill pill. No! It would …
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You sit at the sofa silently in the world you stroll off to, admiring the photos plastered sequentially on the wall that was once a blank canvas — a healthy relationship. Everything is different. The air smells fresher, homely even. The TV never goes off with shows labeled as ‘couple activities’ airing throughout the day. Shows that are way past their trends. However, great shows are priceless even to time. Watch them with your lover, and they are golden. The …
There’s a different vibe in the air on Friday that seems blessed by the gods. As I stroll through the cabro road that leads to my crib, everything seems cleaner, everyone’s smiling. I must have won the lottery and didn’t receive the memo. It’s rare that all these people are simultaneously friendly towards me. Even the guard greeted me with honors of mheshimiwa whilst gracefully opening the gate. Moreover, I could sense he was about to pull up the red …
He drives a gray Toyota Vitz which he leases from the owner at 36000/= a week. He’s 32, maybe 35 years old rocking a slightly grayed goatee, and has worn a Manchester United jersey that seems fairly new. Here goes another avid Man-U fan that can’t hide the fact that Ronaldo is back home. We could talk for ages about football with a completely biased opinion against his idol, proven by the fact that Messi is still the goat, but …
I think we should limit it to 500 words. 500 words? What do I look like? Ninakaa bucket inafuja maji kama zile huchota maji ushago? Hahaha. You have no choice, bubii FOR CHRISSAKE, WHICH 88 WORDS SHOULD BE REMOVED AND STILL MAKE THIS STORY HAVE SENSE? You’ll figure it out. Wewe ni mzii! Goodnight booby bear. ⤄ Remember when I used to rumble about my editor’s deadlines? Turns out it was a matter of time …
Navigating friendships is in the same WhatsApp group as being an Arsenal fan; you feel like blowing your brains out often. There’s a level of friendship, especially for the long-term kind, where boundaries are swept out the door faster than rats being chased by the screams of the occupants. It’s not an easy road — being friends. You’re constantly second-guessing things like whether to tell your mate that you saw their girl being too friendly and spicy at a lavish …