Starting Over

I have been round and round the mountain. I've exhausted myself with my pursuits. I chased the light and found a mirage There's no water in these steep ranges. No respite. No hope. No Hope! I've been round and round and round. And some days when I'm not roaming, I wonder if I missed my …

In the face of doubt

I hope your February was merry. And love filled 😏. And that your March has started off well. Its Women's month so I hope you are on the look out for injustices against women (which are many) and righting those wrongs. I intend to show up this March, add my voice to some of the …

We were strangers

I came across the poem below from 2019 (unbelievable as it may sound that's all of three years ago). So some context - outside a shared institution, I realised a shift in some friendships. And I started to think about what a friend is, how far you draw in friends, what you say and what …

Still on that search for good fantasy

I'm here to report some progress on my fantasy reading/watching/search. If you read this post from a few weeks ago, you might know about that. I'll blame that on Flamefall by Rosaria Munda. Need something like that. To take me out of Uganda with its fuel crisis and strange weather for January for just a …

Easing back into some ‘sort of normal’

The promise of January was a lifting of all the lockdown restrictions and I probably looked so much to it, I forgot to think of what that might feel like. Like how I get a little antsy when people get so close without their masks... It's hard to believe that less than three years ago …

The best writing advice…

First Writer’s Wednesday of the year. (And hopefully it will persist with some bi-weekly consistency.) I had the pleasure of listening to some of Elizabeth Gilbert's interviews on writing, and I also read her book 'Big Magic'. I liked her wit, especially in the interviews and perspective on what writing was to her. One thing …

Making the time.

During one of my commutes back home this week, I thought of lost skills. Things you pick up and then let die because you never make the time to practise them. For me, it was my French lessons. There were plans in place to make sure I didn't lose whatever it was but what use …

2022 with some buzz…

Or not if that puts unnecessary pressure on your plans. Somethings will work out, somethings will not - like it happens every year. The ebb and rise of life as it is. But our focus on the new year is Growth And Perspective. At least mine is. That is my theme for the year. I …

The pressures of consistency!

Do not introduce anyone to a routine you will not be able to maintain! Hey, this is a repost from last year. Sometime last week, I was asked for what I want to be known for and consistency was one of those things on my list. I hope this helps get your thoughts out on …

How to jealously guard your writing time.

The thing with writing, or what I have been led to believe is that whatever time works, works. You are not set to a wound up to go off when the clock strikes. But there should be some writing - because the only way to get better at something (you can say it with me) …