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Joyce

BY MIKE MUTHAKA The lollipop man outside Airtel lifts the stop sign at the zebra crossing. The cars at the front, on Mombasa Road, turn on their blinkers and there’s a red patch in the horizon. Said patch was a Subaru Forester. Minutes earlier,

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She’s a Catholic Girl

BY MIKE MUTHAKA “I thought you’d stay and have some cake,” she says. My mind starts opening up in all sorts of unexpected directions. Her parents are off to work and we’re alone in the house. “Which cake?” I ask with

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Old Dogs, Same Tricks

BY MIKE MUTHAKA You wake with a snap of the head, nauseated and sweaty. It’s 2AM. You feel feverish. Your head hurts. You forgot to close the windows when you staggered into the room. A

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PS. This Beetle has nothing to do with the story, I just liked what is suggested. Whatever that is

Socks and Sinners

BY FLORENCE BETT Muna is fearless when she’s around me. I love how that reads so I’ll go ahead and write it one more time, just to ward off some of the anxiety that comes with

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Should I?
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