BY FLORENCE BETT March ‘17 I find him waiting at the dining table. He’s doing something on his laptop, maybe sending an email. He’s wearing a warm sweater and this makes me feel even hotter, he’s like a radiator. Allow me to introduce him to you: Meet
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BY MIKE MUTHAKA I’m tired of school. I’m tired of sitting in class. The chairs hurt my back and I can never pay much attention to the lecturer. My mind wanders and my attitude towards the curriculum is rotten; the content is
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BY FLORENCE BETT #1. The Understudy by David Nichols A street purchase I was embarrassed about then later stopped being embarrassed about. I bought this plus two other books downtown for 100 bob. I know. ‘The Understudy’ is about
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BY FLORENCE BETT “So your name is Mugethi Gitau?” “Yes.” “Spell that for me, please.” “M-U-G-E-T-H-I G-I-T-A-U.” Great! And your brand is…? “Mugzie’s
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BY MIKE MUTHAKA We have weekly chapel meetings in school. Every Tuesday and Thursday. The campus administration says it’s compulsory, they say you will not graduate if your attendance record is below par. They send warning emails at the end of every semester. “Your chapel attendance is wanting,” the emails
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BY FLORENCE BETT My nanny split. Two weeks into the New Year, on a Sunday evening, around the time she should have been making her way back home after her day off, she sent me a long text. “Nimeona sitaendelea na kazi…” it began. I let out a long deflating
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