Writers’ Experience

The Year From Hell:II By Priscilla Kona My Son His booming voice is now a whimper. ”Is Covid 19 sexually transmitted ?”  he whines , face mask in hand. My answer is simple but broad, calculated to protect, warn, advice, soothe…. ”That depends on the number of partners.”  I lie. What would Jesus have said? […]

The Year From Hell By Priscilla Kona The Covid 19 pandemic could not have come at a worse time: amidst my retrenchment challenge of December 2019. However, a chance suggestion from the Writers’ Guild of Kenya face book page would here after change my fortunes and soften my landing as the virus from hell made

8 Easy and Practical ways of growing a family that reads   By Joy Ruguru (This article is based on the Webinar given by Gabriel Dinda to Strathmore University Staff on Growing Families that read together)   Do you think general reading is important? That is the first question he asks. The eager audience answers

Legend of the sleeper By William Dekker I was not a backbencher in high school. I always sat at the front row in class, like the good law-abiding, assignment-completing and teacher-loving students. Still, I slept like nobody’s business. I was a legend at it! Mr. Apondi was my CRE teacher at Rapogi School. He taught

LOVE IN A TIME OF UNCERTAINTIES by Beryl Muga It had to be a Saturday. No mistakes. This meeting had been calculated well for months. I’m sitting across from him. Yes, HIM. The man with a light face. We are brunching. I ordered vegetable rice and chicken stew. He ordered whisky, a 300ml Coca-Cola, a

THE LAST ANIMALS By Brian Joseph It is said that you never know the importance of something till you lose it. I wish I knew are indeed the most painful words one can utter and this brings me to the subject of my story. We all love animals, we all love and aspire to go

THE STORY THAT IS OFTEN NOT TOLD. By  Brian Joseph Each day we come across women of all genders, ranging from zero to the very eldest members of our society. Many of them will always be seen smiling but there are those who are usually sad once the end of the month comes. Mainly the

This lockdown is a good break from sadaka and tithe By William Dekker We may look sad about these stay-at-home measures imposed by the government, but deep down we are happy that we don’t have to pay offertory for ten Sundays now and counting. We may look frustrated with this coronavirus pandemic but deep down

                                     NO LONGER AT EASE By Priscilla Kona The moment is epochal, the gravity impossible to ignore. Epitaphs are blood cuddling; “hacked to death by Covid 19” .  Is the corona virus hurtling the planet headlong into an abyss? FLASH BACK 1900 Mother Earth. A range of form & beauty in animal and plant life,

Of the myths ,Misconception and Politics of Covid-19 in Africa on social media platforms. By Emmanuel Otieno~ Imara Fellow Ever since  the earth was purged with Corona Virus ,many people have claimed to know the origin of the virus .A section of  the information shared by these  people is true while the reality remains that