Christmas rant 😂
African Christmas means different things to different men. One man will go home with a bag full of niceties & come back with a bag full of produce. The other will go home with an empty bag, or full bag, and come back with an empty one. Merry for one is not merry for all.… Continue reading Christmas rant 😂
To Uganda at 59: One Time You Smelt Very Nice.
ur old man was not exactly a flag-waving patriot. He was too questioning and troublesome for that, but he served his country well. He was a polyglot who, in addition to speaking Kiswahili and English extremely well, was also adept at about seven other Ugandan languages. During Idi Amin’s time, he developed the art of… Continue reading To Uganda at 59: One Time You Smelt Very Nice.
Of Men And Fate in Kampala
A few years ago I was a child. I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. But I am a man now, I have had to put the ways of childhood behind me. I have done good things, but I have also done terrible things. I am not… Continue reading Of Men And Fate in Kampala
Couple Evolution
My big brother brought his girlfriend home last year. She was an immediate hit. Alma said little and laughed much. A Master’s degree student and a banker, she would join my mom and aunts in the kitchen. Soon they were lost in giggles and hand claps. My old man would call us – me and… Continue reading Couple Evolution