I watched them in amazement It must be one of those arranged marriages Does poverty Make people fight everyday? Do empty stomachs Make people yell so loudly? I watched her…
The Choice by Nancy Mutheu
I’m on the cross Receiving my part of nails And ready to die for love Because I committed us on the altar Till death do us apart. Now it’s till…
One Day by Esther Naomi
I hope that one day, You’ll not stay online Because you’ve seen him online Staring at that blue tick Soaking your pillows Waiting for a text That never comes. …
Hope by Shera Muthoni
He carries hope, I mean, other than Hope, his wife, Hope that someday, his marriage illegal, He was finally going to exchange her for goats. He carries Hope, The…
Here I am by Maina Ann Njeri
Staring at the moon, From this dark room, Waiting for this kind of light, To brighten up my life. It’s okay not to be okay, Life happens so we say,…
Coffee and Cookie by Shera Muthoni
Two Cs in a pond, Born and raised in different grounding, Cookie’s daddy, Sugar. Sweet, her mama, Coffee, roasted for taste, but still a little harsh. Two Cs in…
“There is more to writing than the idea of writing itself” Kevin Khanda Ameyo
Kevin Khanda Ameyo often visit mythical lands, make merry with fictional people and come back to Earth to write their fantastical tales on my blog, THE WORDS OF A DYING…
A Conversation with Anne Pendo
A Conversation with Anne Pendo NYASILI (N): Welcome Ann. How are you today? Happy New Year! ANN PENDO (A.P): Happy New Year Nyasili. I am well. You? N: Great. I…
A Conversation with Hassan Kassim
Hassan Kassim is a Mombasa-based Creative non-fiction writer; longlisted in 2020 for the Toyin Falola Prize, a participant in the Penpen residency program by African Writers Development Trust in conjuction…
A Conversation with Victoria Wangui
Victoria Wangui is the conservationist who writes. On the 4th of February 2021, Vicky sat with Nyasili Atwetwe for a conversation. NYASILI: Welcome Victoria VIKI WANGUI: Thank you, Nyasili. It is…