Are Your Parents Growing Old?

Old is gold but it’s also pain from the uncertainties a child has to experience towards her aging parents I have not eaten for three days, and I don't feel hungry. This often happens when I have a great deal of thoughts drifting through my mind. Honestly, as an overthinker, sometimes I wish I had...

Life After I Paused Writing

“Babes, start writing again” I often asked myself Ready, set, go It has been a moment and it feels like forever to me I remember the pep talks I gave myself every morning reminding myself that I would write tomorrow, on and on I went around in circles lying to myself Tomorrow never came until...

In the Dead of the Night

Image Source The sun set in the far West side of the horizon as the clouds covered it up into a pink candy. A few minutes after its struggle to disappear behind the clouds, peaks and ranges of the Rwenzori, The dusky dust started to fill the space. But the star in the East retreated...

The Journey of Grieving

Grieving is a natural and necessary process that occurs when we experience loss. It can be a challenging and overwhelming experience that can have a significant impact on our mental, emotional, and physical health. Whether it's the loss of a loved one, a job, a home, or even a pet, grief is a universal human...

What Grief Feels Like

Grief is a complex emotion that can manifest in various ways. It can feel heavy and suffocating, like a weight pressing down on the chest. It can also feel like a deep ache that permeates every fiber of the body. Grief can be raw and intense, like an open wound that refuses to heal, or...

How Can a Heart Break Twice

I was late with the news of my friend’s need for further treatment to Nairobi. I myself was going through a challenging time, low on finances, energy, and jobless, however, I promised myself that for my friend, I must walk the desert road. Firstly, I wondered how she was suffering from the effects of a...

It is Eight Years Now

“Looking back, I have failed to come to terms with how I have managed to make it to eight years without her.” My mother, I loved her more than anything in this world. She was my "anything for mummy" yes even my life. A love so pure I have never witnessed. When I look at...

This 8th Day of March, 2022

The previous day was my mother's birthday. I woke up with her picture in my mind. I softly whispered to my self, "I can't believe it's your birthday today and you are not here." "We could have taken you to dinner and showered you with lots of endearments, because mother is another word for home."...